Offenbach

From a compound of Bach (“creek, stream”) with an unclear first element, possibly a given name.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔfn̩ˌbax/

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• Hyphenation: Of‧fen‧bach

Offenbach n (proper noun, genitive Offenbachs or (optionally with an article) Offenbach)

1. An independent city in Hesse. Official name: Offenbach am Main
2. A rural district of Hesse. Seat: Dietzenbach
3. A municipality of Südliche Weinstraße district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Offenbach an der Queich

Offenbach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Offenbachs or (with an article) Offenbach, feminine genitive Offenbach, plural Offenbachs)

1. a surname transferred from the place name