Bise

See also: bise

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bise (plural Bises)

  1. A surname from French.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bise is the 18227th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1526 individuals. Bise is most common among White (91.28%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From bise, from French bise.

Proper noun

the Bise

  1. A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.
    • 1829, John Hughes, Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone‎[1]:
      I shall quote, as illustrative of the power with which the Bise blows, an extract from a letter by an intelligent traveller, written previous to the destruction of Château Grignan: […] .

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