Bosma Explained

Bosma is a West Frisian toponymic surname meaning "from/of the forest".^[1] Variants are Boschma, Boskma and Bossema. Notable people with the surname include:

Bosma

• Brian Bosma (born 1957), American (Indiana) politician
• Javier Bosma (born 1969), Spanish beach volleyball player
• Koen Bosma (born 1990), Dutch football forward
• Martin Bosma (born 1964), Dutch PVV politician and journalist
• Remco Bosma (born 1971), Dutch VVD politician
• Tim Bosma (died 2013), Canadian murder victim

Boschma

• Hilbrand Boschma (1893–1976), Dutch zoologist and museum director
  • Named after him: Boschma's frogfish and Boschma's scampi
• (1922–1997), Dutch sculptor

See also

• Bosman, Dutch surname

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=&nfd_naam=Bosma&info=aantal+en+verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Bosma