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: /bax/)

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) 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) Macedonian: Бах (mk) (Bah) 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

• 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