Given name & surname · also German
Bauch
“belly, body”
Bauch is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.
Original GermanBucken
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bauch goes back to Proto-Germanic *būkaz, meaning “belly, body.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bauch comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bauch’s family of names
In German usage, Bauch as a surname has a related form in BAUCHLE. In German usage, Bauch as a surname has a related form in Beichel. In German usage, Bauch as a surname has a related form in Beuchel.
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Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Buckenvariant · German
- Buhckvariant · German
- Buhkvariant · German
- Buukvariant · German
- Buuckvariant · German
- Bauchlevariant · German
- Bäuchlevariant · German
- Bukvariant · German
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