# Busse

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #95,783

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
From the German surname, spelling variant of Buss, itself a pet form of Burkhard. Also from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box, firelock”).

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