Voss
English
Proper noun
Voss
- A surname.
- A municipality in Vestland, Norway, previously in the county of Hordaland.
- An unincorporated community in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Voss is the 1,719th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20,911 individuals. Voss is most common among White (93.68%) individuals.
Danish
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Foß, Voß
Etymology
From Middle Low German vos, from Old Saxon fohs, fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. More at English fox.
Derived terms
- Polarvoss
- Roodvoss
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Vǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Warsō, *Warusō, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vosː/, [ʋɞ̞sː]
Usage notes
Voss is one of three (four until 2020) municipalities that still use the word herad in their official names, as opposed to the French-derived kommune, which replaced the former term in September of 1992.
The Granvin municipality was merged into Voss municipality on January the 1st, 2020.
Derived terms
- vossa-
- vossakorv
- vossamål
- Vossavangen
- Vossastrond, Vossastrand
- vossing
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