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How to pronounce Baus How to pronounce Baus?

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Pronunciation of Baus

Baus is primarily classified as a surname (last name) and is pronounced as

   Slow

B OW S
  • b sounds like the 'b' in bat
  • ow sounds like the 'ow' in cow
  • s sounds like the 's' in so

"Baus is also an old Catalan (and later, Spanish) name, since the old languages of the Provençal and Catalan regions were similar. The majority of people with the last name Baus are descendants of emigrees from what is now called Les Baux-de-Provence, most of whom immigrated to the coastal region of Croatia or the Saarland region of Germany. In old Provençal the 'au' in Baus is pronounced like 'ow' in English (cow, now, how), so that Baus rhymes with 'house,' like the name 'Strauss' is often pronounced. However, in the U.S., sometimes Baus has been Anglicized and pronounced like 'boss'."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Originally Provençal/Occitan; German, Croatian
Meaning: Escarpment, Rocky Cliff


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Pronunciation of Baus in the US

In the US, Baus is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in California, US, is

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b AW s
  • b sounds like the 'b' in bat
  • aw sounds like the 'aw' in law
  • s sounds like the 's' in so

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: American


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Pronunciation of Baus

Here is how Baus is pronounced

baw ous


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Pronunciation of Baus

Baus is primarily classified as a surname (last name) and is pronounced as

Baus can also rhyme with 'house.' As in the name 'Strauss,' the 'au' is typically pronounced like the 'ow' in 'now' or 'how'.

"Baus is also an old Catalan (and later, Spanish) name, since the old languages of the Provençal and Catalan regions were similar. The majority of people with the last name Baus are descendants of emigrees from what is now called Les Baux-de-Provence, most of whom immigrated to the coastal region of Croatia or the Saarland region of Germany. In old Provençal the 'au' in Baus is pronounced like 'ow' in English (cow, now, how), so that Baus rhymes with 'house,' like the name 'Strauss' is often pronounced. However, in the U.S., sometimes Baus has been Anglicized and pronounced like 'boss'."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Originally Provençal/Occitan; German, Croatian
Meaning: Escarpment, Rocky Cliff


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Pronunciation of Baus

Here is how Baus is pronounced

baus (ba ous)


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