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Bach.

A surname from German.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/bɑːx/Received-Pronunciation/bɑːk/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A surname from German.

  2. Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old High German bah Middle High German bach German Bachbor. English Bach From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from other Germanic countries. Doublet of Beach.

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  1. A surname from Vietnamese.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bạch. Doublet of Bai.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.