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Band
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band bånd Bånd bánd *band
English
Etymology
English, en de - and Jewish surname, from the noun de Band hoop, metal ring.
Also as an English surname, variant of en Bond.
Also as a German surname, pet from of en Bernhard.
As a en nl - surname, from the place name (nl die) nl Bant.
Pronunciation
en ænd 1
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Band is the 33894th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Band is most common among White (86.14%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en abdn B-DNA bDNA bdna
German
Etymology 1
de tape
From de gmh bant, from de goh bant, from de gmw-pro *band n m, from de gem-pro *bandą *bandą ~ *bandaz band, bond, derived from gem-pro *bindaną to bind.
The noun was neuter in most of High German, but masculine in Low German (see de gml bant m) and parts of West Central German. The lexicalisation of this northern usage in the sense “volume” dates from the 17th century.
Pronunciation
de /bant/
de De-Band.oga
de ant 1
de bannt
Noun
n,es:s,^er:e[figurative or poetic] ^chen,^lein,erl,l
tape, ribbon
de anatomy A ligament
band or tie holding items together
belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
band of the spectrum
de figurative intimate bond to a person de Bande
de figurative dependence, social bond de Bande
de poetic shackle de Bande
Usage notes
The normal plural is de Bänder. The plural de Bande is used in the figurative sense of “bond” and in the poetic meaning “shackles” (for which usually de Fessel is used). In Early Modern German, the two plurals were widely interchangeable.
Declension
n,es:s,^er:e[figurative or poetic]
Hyponyms
de Armband Bruchband Dichtband Flatterband Förderband Halsband Isolierband Klebeband Laufband Maßband Malerband Schuhband Tonband Zugband
Derived terms
de am laufenden Band bandartig Bandlaufwerk Bandmaß Bandrobbe Bandsalat Bandspitze Bandwurm
Noun
m,es:s,^e ^chen
volume, a single book, chiefly when part of a larger set
de Die Bibliothek umfasst mehrere Millionen Bände. The library contains several million volumes.
de hence especially volume of a multi-volume publication
de Der erste Band umfasst die Buchstaben A bis K. The first volume comprises the letters A to K.
Declension
m,es:s,^e
Derived terms
de Bände sprechen Bildband Einband Gedichtband Sammelband
Related terms
de Verband<g:m>
Etymology 2
de band
de en band.
Pronunciation
de /bɛnt/ /bɛːnt/
de De-Band2.ogg
Noun
f,s
de Music modern music band
de Musikgruppe Musikbande<q:archaic>
Declension
f,s
Etymology 3
de surname
Generally from de Band (etymology 1), which was applied to makers or wearers of decorative bands (e.g. wristbands), but also to coopers (after the barrel hoops) etc.
Pronunciation
Like etymology 1 above.
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s:-
de
Declension
surname
Further reading
Band_Gewebestreifen_Fessel Band (Gewebestreifen, Fessel)
Band_Buch Band (Buch)
Band_Musikergruppe Band (Musikgruppe)
Band in Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands
de heteronyms
Luxembourgish
Etymology 1
Probably either borrowed from lb de Band, or inherited from lb goh bant.
Pronunciation
lb /bant/ [bɑnt]
lb ɑnt 1
Noun
n Bänner
ribbon, band
tape, band (e.g. magnetic tape)
lb anatomy ligament
hoop (on a barrel)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
lb /bænt/
lb ænt
Noun
f Banten
band (musical group)
lb Museksgrupp
band, gang (e.g. of thieves)
crowd, group
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
lb /bant/ [bɑnt]
lb ɑnt 1
Noun
m Bänn
volume (one of a set of books)
Derived terms
lb Gedichtband
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
Compare de band, nl band, en band.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Benner
band
ribbon
hinge
bandage
ligature
Etymology 2
pdc en bond.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Benner
bond
certificate of indebtedness
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor hu:Bánd + 1
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Band.wav
Proper noun
m
ro commune county/Mureș c/Romania
ro village commune/Band county/Mureș c/Romania