Bach

See also bach

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from Germany, Denmark, etc.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /bɑːk/ (the closest imitation of the German IPA: /baχ/)

Proper noun

Bach

1. A surname of English-speakers.
2. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

Translations

German composer

• Arabic: باخ (ar) (baakh)
• Armenian: Բախ (hy) (Bax)
• Azeri: Bax (az)
• Belarusian: Бах (be) (Bax)
• Bulgarian: Бах (bg) (Bah)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴赫 (cmn) (Bāhè)

• Dutch: Bach (nl)
• Finnish: Bach (fi)
• French: Bach (fr)
• Georgian: ბახი (ka) (baxi)
• German: Bach (de)
• Greek: Μπαχ (el) (Bax)
• Hebrew: באך (he)
• Hindi: बाख़ (hi) (bāx)

• Hungarian: Bach (hu)
• Japanese: バッハ (ja) (Bahha)
• Korean: 바흐 (ko) (Baheu)
• Latvian: Bahs (lv)
• Macedonian: Бах (mk) (Bah)
• Marathi: बाख (mr) (bākha) m
• Persian: باخ (fa) (Bâx)
• Portuguese: Bach (pt)
• Russian: Бах (ru) (Bax)
• Spanish: Bach (es)
• Tamil: பாக் (ta) (pāk)
• Thai: บาค (th) (bàak)
• Ukrainian: Бах (uk) (Bax)
• Urdu: باخ (ur) (bāx)

See also

• BACH motif

Anagrams

• BHCA

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Danish

Etymology

From German Bach, also as a Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”).

Proper noun

Bach

1. A surname of Danish-speakers.
2. (music) Bach

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baχ/

• audio

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Noun

Bach m (genitive Bachs or Baches, plural Bäche)

1. brook, stream

Proper noun

Bach ?

1. A topographic surname.
2. (music) Bach