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Look up ban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ban, or BAN, may refer to: Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship
Ban
Smartglasses
In 2023, Meta and Ray-Ban released Ray-Ban Meta, the second generation of the companies' smart-glasses line. Compared with Ray-Ban Stories, the model increased
Ray-Ban_Meta
Chinese historian (3–54 CE)
Ban Biao (Chinese: 班彪; pinyin: Bān Biāo; Wade–Giles: Pan1 Piao1, 3–54 CE), courtesy name (Chinese: 叔皮; pinyin: Shūpí; Wade–Giles: Shu1-P'i2), was a Chinese
Ban_Biao
Irish female mythological figure
Lí Ban (from Old Irish lí 'beauty' and ban 'of women'; thus 'paragon of women') may refer to an otherworldly female figure in Irish mythology. This Lí
Lí_Ban
Topics referred to by the same term
Ban Ban is the stage name of Betty Lai Siu-mana, a semi-retired Hong Kong actress and singer. Ban Ban may also refer to: Ban Ban, Queensland, a rural locality
Ban_Ban_(disambiguation)
Legendary Arthurian king
Ban of Benoic /ˈbæn/ (Old French: Ban de Bénoïc) is a character in the Arthurian legend. Ban first appeared by this name in the Lancelot propre part of
King_Ban
Eyewear company owned by EssilorLuxottica
Ray-Ban is an Italian-owned brand of luxury sunglasses and standard glasses created in 1936 by American company Bausch & Lomb. The brand is most notable
Ray-Ban
Topics referred to by the same term
up bán in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bán can refer to: Ban (title), title used in many regions of Europe Bánovce nad Bebravou (Hungarian: Bán), village
Bán
Punishment in the Holy Roman Empire
The imperial ban (German: Reichsacht, pronounced [ˈʁaɪçsˌʔaxt] ) was a form of outlawry in the Holy Roman Empire. At different times, it could be declared
Imperial_ban
UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016
Ban Ki-moon (Korean: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ban_Ki-moon
Federal-government-imposed ban
The short-form video-hosting service TikTok was under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States from January 19, 2025, until January 22, 2026, due to
Efforts to ban TikTok in the United States
Efforts_to_ban_TikTok_in_the_United_States
Medieval power of authority
In the Middle Ages, the ban (Latin: bannus, bannum; German: Bann) or banality (French: banalité) was originally the power to command men in war and evolved
Ban_(medieval)
General proclamation to defend the state in the Kingdom of France
In medieval and early modern France, the arrière-ban (Latin retrobannum) was a general proclamation whereby the king (or duke) summoned to war all the
Arrière-ban
9th century Irish poem
"Pangur Bán" is an Old Irish poem written in about the 9th century at or near Reichenau Abbey, in what is now Germany, by an Irish monk about his cat
Pangur_Bán
Blocking a user from an online community without their awareness
Shadow banning, also known as stealth banning, hell banning, ghost banning, and comment ghosting, is the practice of blocking or partially blocking a
Shadow_banning
Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory
Ban Ban Springs 13°22′39″S 131°30′18″E / 13.3775°S 131.5051°E / -13.3775; 131.5051 (Ban Ban Springs) Ban Ban Springs Station is a pastoral lease that
Ban_Ban_Springs_Station
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, that prohibit tobacco smoking in certain spaces
List of smoking bans in the United States
List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States
Place in Queensland, Australia
Ban Ban Springs is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Ban Ban Springs had a population
Ban_Ban_Springs
Restriction of all means of travel
A travel ban is one of a variety of mobility restrictions imposed by governments. Bans can be universal or selective, and temporary or indefinite. Governments
Travel_ban
United States federal law
Firearms Use Protection Act, popularly known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB or FAWB), was subtitle A of title XI of the Violent Crime Control and
Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban
2nd century Han dynasty official and general
first son) Ban Chao (班超; 32–102; second son) Ban Xiong (班雄; ?-after 107; Ban Chao's eldest son) Ban Shi (班始; ?-130; Ban Xiong's son) Ban Yong (班勇; ?-
Ban_Yong
Law prohibiting tobacco smoking in a given space
Smoking bans, or smoke-free laws, are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, that prohibit tobacco smoking
Smoking_ban
Japanese architect, b. 1957
Shigeru Ban (坂 茂, Ban Shigeru; born 5 August 1957) is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard
Shigeru_Ban
Hong Kong actress and singer
changed to Ban Ban (斑斑), while her sister took the stage name of Sum Sum (森森). In 1972, Ban Ban and Sum Sum formed a musical duo called Sum Sum Ban Ban (森森斑斑)
Ban_Ban
Afghan Islamist militant organization
burqa, blocking women from travelling without male guardians, banning female speech and banning all education for girls. As of 2026, only Russia has granted
Taliban
Topics referred to by the same term
banning or Banning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Banning may refer to: Banning (surname) Banning Eyre, an American guitarist and writer Banning
Banning
Legal prohibition of some act or object
A ban is a formal or informal prohibition of something. Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some bans
Ban_(law)
1989 film
Ban This is a 1989 skateboarding documentary film featuring the Bones Brigade. It presents a commentary on how many people view skateboarders as delinquents
Ban_This
Topics referred to by the same term
Ban Chang may refer to: Ban Chang, Chiang Mai, a tambon (subdistrict) of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Ban Chang (town), a tambon
Ban_Chang
Aspect of cultural practice
states ban cattle slaughter outright, while the remainder have no restrictions. On 26 May 2017, the federal Ministry of Environment imposed a ban on the
Cattle_slaughter_in_India
Style of sunglasses
firms. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now commercially marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses
Aviator_sunglasses
Japanese voice actor (born 1992)
Taito Ban (坂 泰斗, Ban Taito; born December 18, 1992) is a Japanese voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture who is affiliated with Office Osawa. He was previously
Taito_Ban
Line of sunglasses by Ray-Ban
Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and eyeglasses have been manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952. Made popular in the 1950s and 1960s by music and film icons such
Ray-Ban_Wayfarer
Archaeological site in Udon Thani province, Thailand
Ban Chiang (Thai: บ้านเชียง, pronounced [bâːn tɕʰīaŋ] listen; Northeastern Thai: บ้านเซียง, pronounced [bâːn sîaŋ]) is an archaeological site in Nong Han
Ban_Chiang
Exercise of royal jurisdiction
king's ban (Latin: bannus, more rarely bannum, from the OHG: ban), was the exercise of royal jurisdiction in the Holy Roman Empire. A specific ban (German:
King's_ban
Homogenization of 1920s Communist Party leadership under Lenin
factions were banned in the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) according to democratic centralism. Vladimir Lenin described the ban as temporary and
Ban on factions in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Ban_on_factions_in_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union
American adovacy campaign
Ban the Box is an American campaign by advocates for ex-offenders aimed at removing the check box asking applicants about their potential criminal record
Ban_the_Box
Famine graveyard in County Kerry, Ireland
An Teampall Bán more commonly known by its diminutive name Teampaillin Bán is a famine graveyard located off the Ballybunion road in Listowel, County Kerry
Teampaillin_Bán
5th-century BC Chinese engineer and inventor
‹See RfD› Lu Ban (c. 507–444 BC) was an ancient Chinese master carpenter, architect, structural engineer and inventor during the Spring and Autumn period
Lu_Ban
Historical title of rulers and viceroys in Croatian history
Ban of Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatski ban) was the title of local rulers or office holders and after 1102, viceroys of Croatia. From the earliest periods
Ban_of_Croatia
games that have been censored or banned by governments of various states in the world. Governments that have banned video games have been criticized for
List of banned video games by country
List_of_banned_video_games_by_country
2025 internet controversy
for conducting sting operations against sexual predators, was permanently banned from Roblox due to his alleged violations of terms of service. Roblox Corporation
Roblox–Schlep_controversy
1963 international agreement
The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), formally known as the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, prohibited
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty
A ban on sharia law is legislation that prohibits the application or implementation of Islamic law (Sharia) in courts in any civil (non-religious) jurisdiction
Ban_on_sharia_law
Ban of Bosnia
Kulin (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Кулин; d. c. November 1204) was the Ban of Bosnia from 1180 to 1204, and one of Bosnia's most prominent and notable historic
Ban_Kulin
proposals for a legal ban. Laws have been passed in France and Belgium to ban face-covering clothing, popularly described as the "burqa ban", although applies
Islamic veiling practices by country
Islamic_veiling_practices_by_country
LGBTQ celebration event
to cases of pride parades being banned in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In June 2012, Moscow courts enacted a hundred-year ban on pride parades. Belgrade Pride
Pride_parade
Female spirit in Irish mythology
A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí [bʲanˠ ˈʃiː], from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman")
Banshee
Late 1st/early 2nd century Chinese historian, philosopher and scholar
Ban Zhao (Chinese: 班昭; 45 or 49 – c. 117/120 CE), courtesy name Huiban (Chinese: 惠班), was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician. She was the
Ban_Zhao
Trademark for a crimped rayon yarn from Joseph Bancroft & Sons
Ban-Lon (sometimes spelled BanLon or Banlon) is a trademarked, multistrand, continuous-filament synthetic yarn used in the retail clothing industry. It
Ban-Lon
Traditional Japanese wood preservation technique
also referred to as shō sugi ban (焼杉板), a term which uses the same kanji characters, but an alternative pronunciation. The ban character means "plank". In
Yakisugi
Video-focused social media platform
countries (including India and Afghanistan) have implemented full or partial bans. Many other countries limit TikTok's use on government-issued devices for
TikTok
Laws prohibiting the use of polymers manufactured from fossil fuels
instituted plastic bag bans, and a ban on single-use plastic (such as throw-away forks or plates), and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging
Plastic_bans
2017 children's novel by Alan Gratz
Ban This Book is a 2017 children's novel by Alan Gratz. Inspired by a viral Internet story from the mid-2010s, it tells of an African-American North Carolina
Ban_This_Book
Parody where water is presented by an uncommon name
often with the intention of inciting moral panic by calling for it to be banned, regulated strictly, or labeled as a hazardous chemical. The motivation
Dihydrogen_monoxide_parody
Environment-related strike action
A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist
Green_ban
symbols have been banned, in part or in whole, by a number of the world's countries. As part of a broader process of decommunization, these bans have mostly
Bans_on_communist_symbols
12th century Bosnian ruler
1154–63) was the first known by name Ban of Bosnia, and progenitor of Borićević royal house. He was appointed Ban of Bosnia in 1154, during Byzantine-Hungarian
Ban_Borić
China's bans of South Korean cultural products
The "Hallyu ban" refers to a series of policy restrictions imposed by China on the South Korean cultural products after the tensions between the two countries
Hallyu_ban
Noble title used in Central and Southeastern Europe
Ban (/ˈbɑːn/) was the title of local rulers or officeholders, similar to viceroy, used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the
Ban_(title)
Tambon in Thailand
Ban Kao (Thai: บ้านเก่า, pronounced [bâːn kàw]; lit: 'old village') is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, in Kanchanaburi Province
Ban_Kao
Synonyms for the bans include phrases like "banning gas cars", "banning petrol cars", "the petrol and diesel car ban", or simply "the diesel ban". Another method
Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles
Khun
Ban Mueang (Thai: บานเมือง, pronounced [bāːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ]) was a king of Sukhothai, an ancient kingdom in Thailand. He was from the Phra Ruang dynasty. The
Ban_Mueang
District in Buriram, Thailand
Ban Kruat (Thai: บ้านกรวด, pronounced [bâːn krùa̯t]) is a district (amphoe) of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand. The district was created in 1938
Ban_Kruat_district
Topics referred to by the same term
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima Ban Ko, Mueang Samut Sakhon Ban Ko, Mueang Uttaradit Ban Ko, Phrom Khiri, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Ban Ko, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Ban_Ko
Method of preventing BSE from spreading
The term Feed ban is usually a reference to the regulations that have prohibited the feeding of most mammalian-derived proteins to cattle as a method
Feed_ban
King of Alba from 1093 to 1097
of Alba (Scotland) from 1093–1094 and 1094–1097. He was known as Domnall Bán or "Donald the Fair", anglicized as Donalbain. Donald was born about 1033
Donald_III_of_Scotland
into the United States by certain foreign nationals. His first-term travel bans affected 7 of the 49 Muslim-majority countries, were challenged in court
Travel bans under the Trump administrations
Travel_bans_under_the_Trump_administrations
Topics referred to by the same term
Ban Chan may refer to: Ban Chan, Chiang Mai (Thai: บ้านจันทร์), a subdistrict (tambon) in Galyani Vadhana District, Chiang Mai, Thailand Ban Chan Subdistrict
Ban_Chan
Chinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)
Xianyang, Shaanxi. Three of his family members—father Ban Biao, elder brother Ban Gu, younger sister Ban Zhao—were well known historians who wrote the historical
Ban_Chao
Uruguayan footballer (born 1987)
"football-related activities" ban and he was allowed to train with Barcelona. As a result of this ban, Suárez was banned from participating in the 2015
Luis_Suárez
Esters of fatty acid or triglycerides
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living
Fat
Ban on indigenous culture by the government of Canada
The potlatch ban was legislation forbidding the practice of the potlatch passed by the Government of Canada, begun in 1885 and lasting until 1951. Some
Potlatch_ban
Publishing format for manga books
and then re-released in 12 bunko volumes. If the original manga was a wide-ban release, the bunkoban release will generally have the same number of volumes
Tankōbon
Neighbourhood of Bangkok, Thailand
Ban Khrua (Thai: บ้านครัว, pronounced [bâːn kʰrūa̯]; other spellings include Ban Krua and Baan Krua) is a historic community neighborhood along Bangkok's
Ban_Khrua
Ammunition feeding device of a firearm
light machine guns that may hold more than 50 rounds. Various jurisdictions ban magazines over a certain capacity, often 5 or more rounds. With the increased
Magazine_(firearms)
Topics referred to by the same term
Ban Tan may refer to: Ban Tan Subdistrict in Bamnet Narong District, Chaiyaphum, Thailand Ban Tan, Chiang Mai, a subdistrict in Hot District, Chiang Mai
Ban_Tan
Video-sharing platform
Pakistan again placed a ban on YouTube in September 2012, after the site refused to remove the film Innocence of Muslims. The ban was lifted in January
YouTube
Chinese scholar, poet, and writer (c.48–2 BCE)
Consort Ban (c. 48 BCE – c. 2 BCE), or Ban Jieyu (Chinese: 班婕妤; pinyin: Bān Jiéyú; Wade–Giles: Pan Chieh-yü), also known as Lady Ban (Pan), was an imperial
Consort_Ban
Topics referred to by the same term
Ban Yang is the name of: Ban Yang (Laos), a village Ban Yang, Thailand, several places; see List of tambon in Thailand – B Ban Yang, Phitsanulok, a subdistrict
Ban_Yang
Historical tradition in Islam started by Umar
The ban on Hadith is a historical tradition (Arabic: حديث, ḥadīth), which says that Umar, the second Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (ruled 634-644 CE)
Ban_on_Hadith
and Afghanistan — have imposed nationwide bans. In the United States, legislation providing for a full ban was enacted but not implemented because of
Censorship_of_TikTok
Laws restricting cigarettes in the UK
The Tobacco and Vapes Act, ban sales of cigarettes to people born after 2008 will take effect on 1 January 2027. A smoking ban in England, making it illegal
Smoking bans in the United Kingdom
Smoking_bans_in_the_United_Kingdom
Proposed restrictions on developing artificial superintelligence
Superintelligence ban refers to proposed legal, ethical, or policy measures intended to restrict or prohibit the development of artificial superintelligence
Superintelligence_ban
Topics referred to by the same term
Ban Mo may refer to: บ้านหมอ (pronounced [bâːn.mɔ̌ː]) Ban Mo District in Saraburi Province บ้านหม้อ (pronounced [bâːn.mɔ̂ː]) Ban Mo, Bangkok a street and
Ban_Mo
Island in Highland council area, Scotland
Eilean Bàn (Scottish Gaelic meaning White Island) is a six-acre (2.4 ha) island between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in the historic county
Eilean_Bàn
Legality of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts
As of December 2023, twenty-eight countries have bans on conversion therapy. Thirteen of them ban the practice by any person: Belgium, Canada, Cyprus
Legality of conversion therapy
Legality_of_conversion_therapy
Topics referred to by the same term
Stob Bàn may refer to: Stob Bàn (Grey Corries), a 977m Scottish mountain Stob Bàn (Mamores), a 999m Scottish mountain This disambiguation page lists articles
Stob_Bàn
Topics referred to by the same term
Muslim ban may refer to: Trump travel ban, various travel bans by President Donald Trump against people from certain Muslim-majority countries Muslim
Muslim_ban
Garment worn by some Muslim women
Supporters of the ban claim that the ban facilitates integration of Muslims into Danish society, while Amnesty International claimed the ban violated women's
Burqa
Japanese film series in tetralogy
Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版, Evangerion Shin Gekijō-ban), is a Japanese animated film series and a reboot of the original Neon Genesis
Rebuild_of_Evangelion
District in Ratchaburi, Thailand
Ban Kha (Thai: บ้านคา, pronounced [bâːn kʰāː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Ratchaburi province, western Thailand. Due to the large area
Ban_Kha_district
2022 U.S. Supreme Court case on abortion
case concerned the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi state law that banned most abortion operations after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. Jackson
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
Restrictions on Muslim immigration to non-Muslim nations
A Muslim immigration ban is a ban, either absolute or from specific nations, on the immigration of Muslims to a specific nation. An early example of a
Muslim_immigration_ban
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by
List of books banned by governments
List_of_books_banned_by_governments
Restriction on accessing an online resource
On the Internet, a block or ban is a technical measure intended to restrict access to information or resources. Blocking and its inverse, unblocking,
Block_(Internet)
Hungarian-born American Jewish Holocaust survivor
Noémi Ban (/noʊˈeɪmi ˈbɑːn/; née Schönberger; Hungarian: Bán Noémi [ˈbaːn ˈnoeːmi]; September 29, 1922 – June 7, 2019) was a Hungarian-born American Jew
Noémi_Ban
Village In Laos
Ban Naxay is a village within the Vang Vieng District, Vientiane Province, Laos. It is located approximately 135 km (84 mi) north of the capital, Vientiane
Ban_Naxay
District in Chachoengsao, Thailand
Ban Pho (Thai: บ้านโพธิ์, pronounced [bâːn pʰōː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Chachoengsao province, central Thailand. The district was
Ban_Pho_district
Ward in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Bàn Cờ (Vietnamese: Phường Bàn Cờ) is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is one of the 168 new wards, communes and special zones of the city following
Bàn_Cờ
BAN
BAN
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a basket weaver, from Anglo-Norman French banastre ‘basket’ (the result of a Late Latin cross between Gaulish benna and Greek kanistron). The term denoting a stair rail is unconnected with this name; it was not used before the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German or Middle Low German banc, or Yiddish bank ‘bench’, ‘table’, ‘counter’, in any of various senses, e.g. a metonymic occupational name for anyone whose work required a bench or counter, for example a butcher, baker, court official, or money changer.Danish and Swedish : topographic name from bank ‘(sand)bank’ or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.Danish and Swedish : from bank ‘noise’, hence a nickname for a loud or noisy person. Compare Bang.Danish : habitational name from the German place name Bänkau.English : probably a variant of Banks.Americanized spelling of Polish Bąk, literally ‘horsefly’; perhaps a nickname for an irritating person.Hungarian (Bánk) : from a pet form of the old secular personal name Bán.
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian András, BANDI means "man; warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived on the slope of a hillside or by a riverbank, from northern Middle English banke (from Old Danish banke). The final -s may occasionally represent a plural form, but it is most commonly an arbitrary addition made after the main period of surname formation, perhaps under the influence of patronymic forms with a possessive -s.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruacháin ‘descendant of Bruachán’, a byname for a large-bellied person. The English form was chosen because of a mistaken association of the Gaelic name with bruach ‘bank’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer, from Anglo-Norman French banere ‘flag’, ‘ensign’ (see Bannerman).German : occupational name for a standard bearer, Middle High German banier, Middle Low German banner, from French bannière ‘flag’, ‘standard’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Banwell in Somerset, named from Old English bana ‘killer’ + wella ‘stream’, ‘spring’.Irish (of Norman origin) : variant of Banville or Bonfield.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.German : patronymic from a personal name formed with Ban- ‘decree’, ‘command’ or Band- ‘band’, ‘tie’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Banks 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of the English habitational name Bamford or Norman Banville. See also Bonfield.
Female
Persian/Iranian
(بانو) Persian name BANU means "lady."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bannister.The naturalist John Banister (1650–92) was born in Gloucestershire, England, and came to VA in 1678.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name of uncertain origin. There is a place so called in Strathclyde region and a Banton House in Lancashire; the present-day concentration of the surname in the Derbyshire area suggests the latter may be the more likely source. In some instances the name may have arisen from a place called Bampton, in particular, one in Cumbria, named with Old English bēam ‘trunk’, ‘beam’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English bani ‘bony’, from Old English bÄn ‘bone’. Compare Bain 2.Americanized spelling of south German and Swiss Bä(h)ni, from a pet form of the personal name Bernhard.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German ban ‘area (of fields or woods) banned from agricultural or other use’, hence probably a topographic name for someone who lived by such a reserve. See also Banwart.English : of uncertain origin. Reaney suggests that it may be from an unrecorded Old English personal name Banna, or a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker, from Old French bane, banne ‘hamper’, ‘pannier’. Compare French Bane.
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name BANE means "long-awaited child."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Banks 1.Edward Bangs of Chichester, England, came to Plymouth Colony on board the ‘Anne’ in 1623; he is believed to have been born in about 1592.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named in Old English from bēan ‘beans’ (collective singular) + feld ‘field’, ‘open land’, as for example Benville in Dorset.Irish : variant of the Norman family name Banville (see Bonfield), associated primarily with county Wexford.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from northern Middle English bank(e) ‘hillside slope’, ‘riverbank’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant (see Banks).Scottish : habitational name from Bankier in Stirlingshire.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish bankier ‘banker’.German (Bänker) : occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle Low German banc ‘bench’, ‘counter’ (see Bank).
Male
English
(×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö´×™) Anglicized form of Hebrew Baniy, BANI means "built." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of David's warriors.
Male
Hebrew
(×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö´×™) Hebrew name derived from the word banah, BANIY means "built." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of David's warriors.
BAN
BAN
Boy/Male
American, Christian, French, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Latin
Wrathful; To be Angry
Boy/Male
Greek
Defender of man.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Father of Guinevere.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Pillar of the Faith
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Boland.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beólláin, ‘descendant of Bjolan’, a Norse personal name.
Boy/Male
Armenian
From Izmir.
Boy/Male
Irish
Charioteer.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
A Thought
Boy/Male
Muslim
A narrator of Hadith
BAN
BAN
BAN
BAN
BAN
a.
Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart.
pl.
of Char-a-bancs
pl.
of Knight banneret
adv.
With great violence; with a slamming or banging noise.
v. t.
To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
n.
A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.
n.
A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
n.
Alt. of Banshie
v. t.
To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Banter
n.
The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng).
imp. & p. p.
of Banter
n.
The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
v. t.
To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
n.
One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.
n.
One who banters or rallies.
n.
A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Banting of London.