"Ban" meaning in English

See Ban in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bans [plural]
Etymology: * As a Hungarian surname, from Bán. * As a Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian surname, from bán (“governor”), probably related to Avar баян (bajan, “rich man”). * As a Slovene, reduced from Urban. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Bann. * As a Japanese surname, from 坂 (Ban). * As a Korean surname, spelling variant of Pan. * As a Chinese surname, from 班 (Bān). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hu|-}} Hungarian, {{der|en|hu|-}} Hungarian, {{der|en|sh|-}} Serbo-Croatian, {{der|en|av|баян|t=rich man}} Avar баян (bajan, “rich man”), {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{der|en|ko|-}} Korean, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Bans}} Ban (plural Bans)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ban-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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