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Re: Bosquet/ Bosanquet - French + Ridgeville - American, Ohio
Bosquet means "little forest, little wood" in French.


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The French word bosquetThe French bosquet is an Occitan (Provençal) or Catalan word (bosquet in both languages, "little forest") taked in the 16th century. Some scholars say that there is a confluence with the Italian boschetto (same meaning), too.Regarding the surname Bosquet, etymologically, it is Occitan or Catalan, and very usual in some variants, in Catalan, for example: Bosquet, Busquet, Bosquets, Busquets. But in the registers, Occitan or Catalan people named Bosquet might appear as French people because a good part of Occitan and Catalan speaking territories are politically France.
Same as with Basque surnames (Etxebarria/Etcheverry), but the Basque is not a Romanic language and there is not confusion with surnames of French origin. With the Occitan or the Catalan, the confusion is possible because all three languages are very close.
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