Douch () is an English-language
surname
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meaning German.
Etymology
''Douch'' is an archaic English
orthography
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of ''Dutch''.
When this orthography was used, ''Douch'' (or ''Dutch'') was an English-language adjective synonymous with ''German
sensu lato'' or ''Germanic'', only acquiring a narrower definition in modern usage as an adjective for the
Netherlands
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John Russell Smith, in ''Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom'' (1860), writes the following entry for Douch:
''DOUCH. An old orthography of 'Dutch,' by which however we must understand, not a Hollander, but a German: the latter word being of rather recent importation into English. The first translation of the whole Bible into our language, by Miles Coverdale, is stated on the title page to have been rendered "out of the Douche (meaning German) and Latyn into Englyshe, 1535." Even so lately as 1660, Howell, in the preface of his Lexicon says, "the root of most of the English language is ''Dutch''," by which of course he means the Teutonic or old German.''
The above fact is evident in the
common etymological origin of ''Douch'' (or ''Dutch'') with the German-language word ''Deutsch'' (which means German).
People
Notable people with this surname include:
* Jonny Douch, English bass guitarist in band
Clement Marfo & The Frontline
Clement Marfo & The Frontline were an English music group formed in South London. The group's members are diverse in many genres of music. Their sound is built on grime (music genre), grime and hip hop music, hip-hop, with elements of rock musi ...
* Kevin Douch, English founder of independent record labels
Alcopop! Records and
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company
* Nick Douch, New Zealand drummer in band
Ekko Park
Ekko Park are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, that consists of guitarist and singer Joe Walsh, guitarist Jessie Booth, drummer Nick Douch and bassist Bryan Bell.
Ekko Park have released two albums: 2013's ''Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Today'' wh ...
* Stuart Douch, English headmaster of
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School is a historic West Sussex independent school in Sompting, near Worthing and Steyning. It educates children of both sexes aged 2 to 13. The school sits in parkland of 30 acres, which includes woodland, chalk gr ...
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