Bach

== English == === Etymology 1 === From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from other Germanic countries. Doublet of Beach. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːx/, /bɑːk/ Rhymes: -ɑːx, -ɑːk ==== Proper noun ==== Bach A surname from German. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer. ===== Derived terms ===== BACH motif Bach flower remedy Bach flower therapy Bach trumpet ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Vietnamese Bạch. Doublet of Bai. ==== Proper noun ==== Bach A surname from Vietnamese. === Statistics === According to the 2010 United States Census, Bach is the 2,986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,999 individuals. Bach is most common among White (84.82%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.70%) individuals. === Anagrams === BHCA == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbax] === Proper noun === Bach m anim (female equivalent Bachová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Bach”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Danish == === Etymology === From German Bach, also as a Germanisation/Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”). === Proper noun === Bach a surname of Danish-speakers (music) Bach == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and English beck. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baχ/ Rhymes: -ax === Noun === Bach m (strong, genitive Baches or Bachs, plural Bäche, diminutive Bächlein n or Bächelchen n) brook, stream ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Bach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bachs or (with an article) Bach, feminine genitive Bach, plural Bachs) a topographic surname (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer ==== Related terms ==== Bacher, Bachmann, Bachmüller, Achenbach, Auerbach, Breitbach, Burbach, Ebersbach Heisterbach, Lauterbach, Lehrbach, Limbach, Merkelbach, Reichenbach, Rohrbach, Roßbach, Schönbach, Seebach === Proper noun === Bach n (proper noun, genitive Bachs or (optionally with an article) Bach) a municipality of Tyrol, Austria ==== Derived terms ==== Bacher Sturzbach === Further reading === “Bach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bach, Wasserlauf” in Duden online “Bach, Komponist” in Duden online == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɒxː] Hyphenation: Bach Rhymes: -ɒxː === Proper noun === Bach (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bachi == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bach, from Old Saxon *bak, from Proto-West Germanic *baki (“brook; beach”). Cognate with Dutch beek, German Bach, English beach, Swedish bäck. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɦ/ === Noun === Bach n (plural Bäakja) stream, creek, brook == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbax/ Rhymes: -ax Syllabification: Bach === Proper noun === Bach m pers a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Bach f (indeclinable) a female surname === Further reading === “Bach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From German Bach. === Proper noun === Bach m a surname from German (music) Bach (German composer)