Banach (pronounced in German, in

Slavic Languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the ...

, and or in English) is a

Jewish surname Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have ...

of Ashkenazi origin believed to stem from the translation of the phrase " son of man", combining the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

word ''ben'' ("son of") and Arameic ''nasha'' ("man"). Worth mentioning is how the Sephardic 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: *

Stefan Banach Stefan Banach ( ; 30 March 1892 – 31 August 1945) was a Polish mathematician who is generally considered one of the 20th century's most important and influential mathematicians. He was the founder of modern functional analysis, and an origina ...

(1892–1945), Polish mathematician *

Ed Banach Edward Joseph "Ed" Banach (born February 6, 1960) is an athlete who won a gold medal in wrestling in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He wrestled for the University of Iowa under coach Dan Gable from 1980 to 1983, where he was a four-time NCAA All-A ...

(born 1960), American wrestler *

Lou Banach Ludwig David "Lou" Banach (born February 6, 1960) is an American athlete who won a gold medal in wrestling in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was noted with his fraternal twin brother Ed Banach for both winning gold medals in frees ...

(born 1960), American wrestler * 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 * Maurice Banach, German footballer *

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. ...

, German-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descent * William Banach (1903–1951), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

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