Bossi (surname)

Bossi is a

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native to the

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region of

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, particularly in

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. Variations include

Bosio Bosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, Ca ...

and Boselli, the former being among the original derivations of "Bossi" and the latter being a common variation of Italian names. Bossy and Bossie are two etymologically related forms found in

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regions as well as in the

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. The coat of arms and family standard are of a bovine bull holding the

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phrase "In Domino Confido", which translates as "In God I trust". The bull is quartered in the solid

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(red) and

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(white) colors of the

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, set upon an

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. Etymologically, the name appears to be derived from two possible words.

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—a prized wood historically used for landscaping or crafting—is ''Bosso'' (singular) or ''Bossi'' (plural) in

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.History of Castello di Bossi
Alternately, the name may also be derived from the plural of the genus ''

Bos ''Bos'' (from Latin '' bōs'': cow, ox, bull) is the genus of wild and domestic cattle. ''Bos'' is often divided into four subgenera: ''Bos'', ''Bibos'', ''Novibos'', and ''Poephagus'', but including these last three divisions within the genus ...

'', which consists of both wild and domestic cattle. This possible relationship is reinforced by the bull on the coat of arms and family standard. The surname can refer to the following people: * Annalisa Bossi, born Anneliese Ullstein (1915-2015), Italian female tennis player * Benigno Bossi (1727–1792), Italian engraver, painter, and stucco artist *

Carmelo Bossi Carmelo Bossi (15 October 1939 – 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the undisputed super welterweight champion of the world. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and 3 draws. Career Bo ...

(1939–2014), Italian boxer *

Costante Adolfo Bossi Costante Adolfo Bossi (1876 – 1953) was an Italian organist, composer and teacher. He was the brother of Marco Enrico Bossi and son of Pietro Bossi. He taught at the Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory (''Conservatorio di Milano'') i ...

(1876–1953), Italian organist for the Milan Cathedral *

David N. Bossie David Norman Bossie (born November 1, 1965) is an American political activist. Since 2000, he has been president and chairman of conservative advocacy group Citizens United and in 2016, Bossie was the deputy campaign manager to the Donald Trump p ...

(born 1965), American, President of Citizens United * Elia Bossi (born 1994), Italian male volleyball player * Emilio Bossi (1870-1920), Swiss freethinker, journalist, lawyer and writer * Enea Bossi Sr. (1888–1963), Italian-American inventor and aviation pioneer *

Erma Bossi Erma Bossi (1875-1952) was an Italian German Expressionism, German Expressionist painter. Biography Bossi was born in 1875 in Pula. She studied art in Munich and was associated with Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky. She was a member of ...

(1875-1952), German Expressionist painter *

Francesco Bossi Francesco Bossi (1525 – 18 September 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1579–1583), Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579), and Bishop of Gravina (1568–1574). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Francesco Bossi was born i ...

(1525–1583), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara, Perugia and Gravina * Friedrich (Fritz) Bossi (1896–date of death unknown), Swiss cyclist, competitor at the 1924 Olympics *

Giuseppe Bossi Giuseppe Bossi (11 August 1777 – 9 November 1815) was an Italian painter, arts administrator and writer on art. He ranks among the foremost figures of Neoclassical culture in Lombardy, along with Ugo Foscolo, Giuseppe Parini, Andrea Appi ...

(1777–1815), Italian painter, writer, collector, and administrator of art * Guglielmo Bossi (1901–date of death unknown), Italian cyclist *

Henri Bossi Henri Bossi (born 20 February 1958) is a retired Luxembourgian football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that ...

(born 1958), retired Luxembourgian footballer and later manager *

Johann Dominik Bossi Johann Dominik Bossi (1767–1853), also known as ''Domenico Bossi'', was an Italian painter. Bossi, a student of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, was born in Trieste and worked primarily as a miniaturist in Germany, Austria, Sweden and Russia before ...

, also known as Domenico Bossi (1767–1853), Italian painter *

Joseph Aurèle de Bossi Joseph Aurèle Charles de Bossi (15 November 1758 – 20 January 1824) was a French politician and poet. Biography Bossi studied law under Professor Carlo Denina whom he befriended. Dealing simultaneously with literature, he gave two tragedie ...

(1758–1824), French politician and poet *

Joseph Bossi Joseph Bossi or Giuseppe Bossi (born 29 August 1911; date of death unknown) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Bossi is deceased. https://bolavip.com/mundial/Murio-el-ultimo-futbolista-presente-en-Ita ...

or Giuseppe Bossi (1911-date of death unknown), Swiss footballer * Joseph Tipton Bossi, American Navy Reserve pilot *

Luigi Maria Bossi Luigi Maria Bossi (Malnate, 30 December 1859 – Milan, 1 February 1919) was a gynecologist and Italian politician. He was director of the Institute of Obstetrics in Novara and of a Genoese clinic. In 1898, in Genoa, he operated on Constance Lloyd, ...

(1859–1919), Italian gynecologist and politician *

Marcel Bossi Marcel Bossi (born 14 January 1960) is a retired Luxembourgian football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from sc ...

(born 1960), retired Luxembourgian football defender *

Marco Enrico Bossi Marco Enrico Bossi (25 April 1861 – 20 February 1925) was an Italian organist, composer, improviser and teacher. Life Bossi was born in Salò, a town in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, into a family of musicians. His father, Pietro, was ...

(1861–1925), Italian organist and composer * Mario Bossi (footballer, born 1909), Italian footballer *

Maurice Bossy Maurice Louis Bossy (April 1, 1929 – November 29, 2008) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1984, and represented the Ontario Liberal Party in the ...

(1929–2008), Canadian politician *

Maxime Bossis Maxime Jean Marcel Bossis (; born 26 June 1955) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Bossis spent most of his career playing for Nantes, a club he helped win three Ligue 1 titles and one Coupe de France. He ob ...

(born 1955), French football player * Michael Dean Bossy (1957–2022), Canadian ice hockey player *

Paul Bossi Paul Bossi (born 22 July 1991) is a Luxembourgian football player, who plays for FC Mondercange Football Club Mondercange is a football club, based in Mondercange, in south-western Luxembourg. In the 2005–06 season, Mondercange finished t ...

(1991), Luxembourgian professional football player *

Pietro Bossi Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death * Pietro II Ca ...

, Italian

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craftsman in

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between 1785 and 1798, specialising in the ''

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