Banach (pronounced in German, in

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, 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. Jews have ...

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

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

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surname ''Banache'' presents a variant with the ''-ache'' alternative

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, common in other Jewish surnames such as ''Farache'', '' Ayache'', ''Nakache'', ''Harache'' or ''Marrache''. Banach means ''bastard'' in Old Polish and in some Old Polish dialects ''someone clumsy''. As of 2023 about 67529 Polish people carried this surname in forms: Banach, Banachewicz, Banachowicz, Banachowski, Banasz, Banaszyński, Banaszyk, Banaszuk, Banaszewski, Banaszek, Banaszak, Banasiak, Banaśkiewicz, ... . All those forms are connected with Banach, as in Polish ''-ch'' suffix often trangressed to ''-sz'' or ''-ś/-si''. Additional ''-wicz'' is a

patronymic suffix A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

. Late (XVII century+) ''-ski/-cki/-dzki'' suffixes are connected with historical (middle ages) ''-ski'' reflecting Polish ''z'' (from)

nobiliary particle A nobiliary particle is a type of onomastic particle used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family. The particle used varies depending on the country, language and period of time. In some languages, it ...

(e.g. ''Jan z Tarnowa'' was equally known by the name ''Jan Tarnowski''). 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 original ...

(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- ...

(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 freest ...

(born 1960), American wrestler *

Korneliusz Banach Korneliusz Banach (born 25 January 1994) is a Polish professional volleyball player. Career In 2015, he joined the first team of ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and made his debut in the PlusLiga. Honours Club * CEV Champions League ** 2020–21 – ...

(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
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(born 1980), Polish artist in the fields of painting, film, and new media *

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 *

Orest Banach Orest Banach (born March 31, 1948; also known as Orri Banach) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper (football), goalkeeper of Ukraine, Ukrainian descent who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League (1968–1984), North American ...

, German-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descent *

William Banach William Philip Banach (1903–1951) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography William Banach was born on March 30, 1903, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He went to South Division High School. He was Roman Catholic and was a member of t ...

(1903–1951), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

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