Voss

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɒs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɔs/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /vɑs/
• Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs

Voss

1. A surname.
2. A municipality in Vestland, Norway, previously in the county of Hordaland.
3. An unincorporated community in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Voss is the 1,719^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20,911 individuals. Voss is most common among White (93.68%) individuals.

• SOVs, sovs

Voss

1. a surname from English

• Foß, Voß

From Middle Low German vos, from Old Saxon fohs, fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. More at English fox.

Voss m (plural Vöss or Vossen)

1. fox

• Polarvoss
• Roodvoss

Voss

1. a municipality of Hordaland, Norway

From Old Norse Vǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Warsō, *Warusō, of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /vosː/, [ʋɞ̞sː]

Voss

1. a municipality and district of Hordaland, Norway

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.

• voss m (“man from Voss”)
• vosse, vossa f (“woman from Voss”)
• Vosso (river)