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Noss

Feminine
Rare

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Norwegian : habitational name from any of various farmsteads named Noss, from Old Norse nǫs ‘nose’, in reference to any natural feature, such as a crag or mountain peak, that is shaped like a nose.
  • German (of Slavic origin) : see Nosek.
  • German : variant of Notz.
  • English : variant of Ness 1.

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