English word origin

Etymology of Bann

From Irish an Bhanna (“the river goddess”), from ban (“woman”) + dia (“goddess, deity”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A river in County Down, County Armagh, County Antrim and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh. · A river in southeastern Ireland.

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From Irish an Bhanna (“the river goddess”), from ban (“woman”) + dia (“goddess, deity”).

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Derivation mentionanga

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from German.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from German Bann.

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