Bua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bua"

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ’Ba, Boa, Boua, Bwa

Proper noun

Bua

1. A language spoken in Chad

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bua terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Bua.

Proper noun

Bua (plural Buas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bua is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Bua is most common among White (92.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Bua, bub ⁠
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.

Anagrams

• ABU, Abu, bau

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• (Northern) Bou
• (Cimbrian) pua

Etymology

Possibly from unattested Middle High German *buo, *bue and Old High German *buo (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male name of unknown meaning. Cognates include German Bub, Bube, Dutch boef (“villain”), Norwegian boa. Probably also related to boy; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b̥uɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -uɐ̯

Noun

Bua m (plural Buam or Buama, diminutive Buali or Burli, feminine Madl)

1. boy

Italian

Etymology

Semi-adapted borrowing from Sicilian Buva, reinforced variant of Vua (“Bova (Calabria)”), then used as a surname.

Proper noun

Bua m or f by sense

1. a surname

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bûr, from Old Saxon *būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr.

Noun

Bua m (plural Buares or Buasch)

1. farmer

Derived terms

• Akabua
• Dommabua
• Grootbua
• Launtbua
• Wienbua

Related terms

• buaren