# Bach
## English
### Etymology 1

From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from other Germanic countries. Doublet of Beach.

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /bɑːx/, /bɑːk/
* Rhymes: -ɑːx, -ɑːk

#### Proper noun

Bach
* A surname from German.
* (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

##### Derived terms

* BACH motif
* Bach flower remedy
* Bach flower therapy
* Bach trumpet

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bạch. Doublet of Bai.

#### Proper noun

Bach
* A surname from Vietnamese.

### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Bach is the 2,986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,999 individuals. Bach is most common among White (84.82%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.70%) individuals.

### Anagrams

* BHCA

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbax]

### Proper noun

Bach m anim (female equivalent Bachová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Bach”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology

From German Bach, also as a Germanisation/Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”).

### Proper noun

Bach
* a surname of Danish-speakers
* (music) Bach

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and English beck.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baχ/
* Audio:(file)
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* Rhymes: -ax

### Noun

Bach m (strong, genitive Baches or Bachs, plural Bäche, diminutive Bächlein n or Bächelchen n)
* brook, stream

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

### Proper noun

Bach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bachs or (with an article) Bach, feminine genitive Bach, plural Bachs)
* a topographic surname
* (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

#### Related terms

* Bacher, Bachmann, Bachmüller, Achenbach, Auerbach, Breitbach, Burbach, Ebersbach
* Heisterbach, Lauterbach, Lehrbach, Limbach, Merkelbach, Reichenbach, Rohrbach, Roßbach, Schönbach, Seebach

### Proper noun

Bach n (proper noun, genitive Bachs or (optionally with an article) Bach)
* A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

#### Derived terms

* Bacher
* Sturzbach

### Further reading

* “Bach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Bach, Wasserlauf” in Duden online
* “Bach, Komponist” in Duden online

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɒxː]
* Hyphenation: Bach
* Rhymes: -ɒxː

### Proper noun

Bach
* (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

#### Derived terms

* bachi

## Plautdietsch
### Etymology

From Middle Low German bach, from Old Saxon *bak, from Proto-West Germanic *baki (“brook; beach”).
Cognate with Dutch beek, German Bach, English beach, Swedish bäck.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baɦ/

### Noun

Bach n (plural Bäakja)
* stream, creek, brook

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbax/
* Rhymes: -ax
* Syllabification: Bach

### Proper noun

Bach m pers
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Bach f (indeclinable)
* a female surname

### Further reading

* “Bach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From German Bach.

### Proper noun

Bach m
* a surname from German
* (music) Bach (German composer)