Boschi

Boschi is the plural form of the Italian noun bosco, meaning a wood or forest. In Italian, boschi refers to multiple wooded areas and is used in geography, travel writing, and everyday speech to describe landscapes with trees. The term commonly appears in place names and descriptions of regions where woods are a defining feature. The word originates from the Italian lexicon and is related to other Romance-language terms for forest or grove.

As a surname, Boschi is of Italian origin and derives from the same noun. It is usually understood as a toponymic or habitational surname indicating an association with woods or a location characterized by trees. Notable people with the surname include Maria Elena Boschi (born 1981), an Italian politician who served as minister of constitutional reforms and relations with Parliament in the 2010s. The surname is most common in Italy and among communities of Italian descent abroad.

In contemporary use, Boschi appears in cultural and geographic contexts as a descriptor of wooded environments, and in genealogical or historical discussions as a family name linked to landscapes of Italy.