# Basse

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #80,230

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Basse, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Danish Basse, a nickname meaning "wild boar".
* Borrowed from French Basse, from basse (“low; short”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/basse