Bosma

Article summary

Bosma is a West Frisian toponymic surname meaning "from/of the forest". Variants are Boschma, Boskma and Bossema. Notable people with the surname include: ;Bosma *Brian Bosma (born 1957), American politician from Indiana *Javier Bosma (born 1969), Spanish beach volleyball player *Koen Bosma (born 1990), Dutch football player *Martin Bosma (born 1964), Dutch politician and journalist *Remco Bosma (born 1971), Dutch 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

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1. date of birth: 1957 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341897835