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Bang 1
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Danish

Meaning & History

Originally a nickname denoting a loud or brash person, from Old Danish bang "noise" (from Old Norse banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin). A literary bearer was Danish author Herman Bang (1857-1912).
Known from an arms inventor Søren H. Bang of Copenhagen, Denmark whose name is found in US govt. patent files in 1908.
Added 10/5/2012 by anonymous
Edited 1/31/2023 by Mike C and SeaHorse15

Bang 2
not set
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Korean
Scripts (Korean Hangul)

Meaning & History

Bang is derived from the Korean word ‘sarangbang’ referring to a ‘room’.
Added 11/20/2020 by YEET11111