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Banach is a Jewish surname of Ashkenazi origin believed to stem from the translation of the phrase "son of man", combining the Hebrew word ben and Arameic nasha ("man"). Worth mentioning is how the Sephardic surname Banache presents a variant with the -ache alternative ultima, common in other Jewish surnames such as Farache, Ayache, Nakache, Harache or Marrache.
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Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century. Variations of the former calendar name Avraam. The surname was common among all social estates and covered the whole territory of the Russian Empire. Sometimes it derived from patronymic.
Harkavy is a Jewish surname. Variants in Russian language include Garkavy/Garkavyi, ru:Гарькавый) and Gorkavy. The Dictionary of American Family Names suggests that the surname is derived from the Belarusian word 'harkavyj' for a person who pronounces uvular R instead of voiced alveolar trill R In fact a derogatory epithet for a Jew is "гаркавы", or "burry". Another meaning of the Belarusian word "гаркавы" is "slightly bitter".
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- 1 2 Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 0881252972 . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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