Teich

Teich is a German noun meaning pond or small lake. In everyday language it refers to a natural or man-made water feature, and the word appears in a variety of landscape terms.

In geography and place names, Teich is a common element in German-speaking regions. It often indicates the historical presence of a pond near a settlement and can appear as part of village or district names, or in the names of lakes and other water bodies.

As a surname, Teich exists in German-speaking communities and has spread to other regions through migration. It is typically of toponymic origin, derived from a landscape feature associated with a pond.

In mathematics and related disciplines, the name Teich lives on in Teichmüller theory and Teichmüller space, which study the moduli of Riemann surfaces and their complex structures. These concepts are named after Oswald Teichmüller, linking the surname to a major area of geometry and analysis.