Bub

See also: bub and búb

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bub.

Proper noun

Bub (plural Bubs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bub is the 37288^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 598 individuals. Bub is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bub”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːp/ (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /b̥ʊp/, [b̥ʊb̥] (Austria, Southern Germany)
• Rhymes: -uːp

Noun

Bub m (weak, genitive Buben, plural Buben, diminutive Bübchen n or Büblein n)

1. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, US) alternative form of Bube (“boy”)

Declension

Declension of Bub [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bub	die	Buben
genitive	eines	des	Buben	der	Buben
dative	einem	dem	Buben	den	Buben
accusative	einen	den	Buben	die	Buben

Derived terms

• Lausbub

Further reading

• “Bub” in Duden online
• “Bub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puːp/

Noun

Bub m (plural Buve, diminutive Bubche)

1. boy

   Synonym: Guri

Derived terms

• Spitzbub

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Bub”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Bub m

1. alternative form of Buh

Zazaki

Noun

Bub m

1. a male given name