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Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Greek: of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname meaning ‘hut-dweller’, from Albanian banë ‘hut’.
  2. Lithuanian (also Banys): from a vernacular form of the personal name Benediktas, Latin Benedictus (see Benedict).
  3. Dutch: from a vernacular form of Latin Benedictus (see Benedict).
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