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Bann¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A river in County Down, County Armagh, County Antrim and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh. He smiled at me and he says, says he,\"That's the gem of the Ireland's crown./Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann/She's the star of the County Down".
  2. A river in southeastern Ireland.

Bann²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Bann.

proper noun Banns

  1. A surname from German.

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"Bann." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bann. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bann. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bann

Chicago

"Bann." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bann.

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@misc{bann_2026,
  title = {Bann},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bann},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}