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Boza Wikipedia page

"Boza, also bosa (from Turkish: boza ^[1][2]), is a popular fermented beverage in Turkey, Albania,Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, parts of Romania, Serbia,Ukraine and also Poland and Lithuania. (Although not as often in the last two countries.) It is a maltdrink, made from maize (corn) and wheat in Albania, fermented wheat in Turkey and wheat or milletin Bulgaria and Romania. It has a thick consistency and a low alcohol content (usually around 1%), and has a slightly acidic sweet flavor."

Recipes for Boza

Nothing new on the name.

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Holcomb Kansas Wikipedia page

"Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,026 at the 2000 census.

Holcomb is known for the murders of the Herbert W Clutter family, which formed the basis of the Truman Capote novel In Cold Blood."

Which is especially fun because a), that's a known book and b), the county is my sister's married name.

Holcomb Mississippi Official website

"From its roots in the Choctaw Indian Nation through white settlement and the South's cotton boom, the town offers intriguing links with the past."

Holcombe Family Genealogy page

Holcomb Farm official website

"A place where art meets nature. Fun nurtures education. And wonder spawns appreciation. We offerclasses, programs and activities for anyone who wants to experience the wonder of nature…all around our wonderful, unspoiled rural setting in West Granby, Connecticut."

Holcomb Kansas official page

Robin Holcomb official page

"Pianist, composer, singer and songwriter Robin Holcomb has performed extensively in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia as a solo artist and the leader of various ensembles. Living in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1980s, she was a founder of Studio Henry, a venue for maverick composers, and theNew York Composers Orchestra. Living in Seattle since 1989, she continues to compose and record songs and music for solo piano, chamber ensembles, dance, theatre and film."

From HouseofNames.com

And nothing on Boza. There's rarely anything on Boza.

The interesting thing is that there's semi-specific name-origins, and links to historical names that could be followed up-- though the etymology of Holcomb is different than it has been elsewhere that I've seen.