"Bank" meaning in English

See Bank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|banc||bank, hillock, embankment}} Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*bankô}} Proto-Germanic *bankô Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bank
  1. A village in the New Forest in Hampshire, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Hampshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hampshire, England
    Sense id: en-Bank-en-name-fq1crZ9G
  2. (rail transport) A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network (OS grid ref TQ3281)
    Sense id: en-Bank-en-name-2T15UpZ2 Categories (other): Rail transportation, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, London Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 82 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 26 7 3 3 9 29 14 2 1 1 Disambiguation of London: 7 88 5 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Banks [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and German Bank (“bench”), a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked with a bench or counter, like a money changer. * Borrowed from Danish and Swedish Bank, a topographic surname from bank (“sandbank”) or, alternatively, a nickname for a loud an noisy person, from bank (“noise”). Etymology templates: {{wp|+ (surname)}}, {{bor|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{bor|en|de|Bank||bench}} German Bank (“bench”), {{bor|en|da|-}} Danish, {{bor|en|sv|Bank}} Swedish Bank Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bank (plural Banks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bank-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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