Banach (pronounced in German, in
Slavic Languages
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, and or in English) is a
Jewish surname of
Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
origin believed to stem from the translation of the phrase "
son of man", combining the
Hebrew
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word ''ben'' ("son of") and
Arameic
The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...
''nasha'' ("man"). Worth mentioning is how the
Sephardic
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...
surname ''Banache'' presents a variant with the ''-ache'' alternative
ultima, common in other Jewish surnames such as ''Farache'', ''
Ayache'', ''Nakache'', ''Harache''
or ''Marrache''.
Notable people with this surname include:
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Stefan Banach (1892–1945), Polish mathematician
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Ed Banach (born 1960), American wrestler
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Lou Banach (born 1960), American wrestler
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Korneliusz Banach (born 25 January 1994), Polish volleyball player
* Łukasz Banach, birth name of
Norman Leto
Norman Leto (born August 23, 1980, Bochnia, Poland), birth name Łukasz Banach,Norman Leto
at filmpolski.pl is a ...
(born 1980), Polish artist in the fields of painting, film, and new media
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Maurice Banach
Maurice "Mucki" Banach (9 October 1967 – 17 November 1991) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in Münster, Banach was the son of a German seaman and an American GI. During his youth career he played for ...
, German footballer
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Orest Banach
Orest “Orri” Banach ( ua, Орест (Оррі) Банах) is a retired German-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descent who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned four caps with the U.S. national team.
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, German-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descent
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William Banach (1903–1951), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
See also
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References
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Polish-language surnames