Berg

Etymology

German Berg, Norwegian berg, "hill/mountain"

Proper noun

Berg

1. A place name, notably of:
   1. A former duchy and later grand duchy in Westphalia (Western Germany).
   2. A municipality in Troms, Norway.
2. A surname​ common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Berg is the 712^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 48,746 individuals. Berg is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Greb, gerb

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Compare Dutch berg, Low German Barg, West Frisian berch, English berg, bergh, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛrk/, /bɛɐ̯k/ (Germany, preferred in formal language)
• IPA^(key): /b̥ɛrɡ̊/ (Swiss, Austro-Bavarian)
• IPA^(key): /bɛrç/, /bɛɐ̯ç/ (Northern and Central Germany, Franconia, Lower Bavaria)

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Noun

Berg m (genitive Berges or Bergs, plural Berge)

1. A mountain, hill

Proper noun

Berg m, f (genitive Bergs)

1. A surname​, as of the composer Alban Berg.

Proper noun

Berg n (genitive Bergs)

1. A place name, listed as follows
   1. a former duchy and later grand duchy in Westphalia (Germany).
   2. A municipality in Lower Austria, Austria.
   3. One of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany.
   4. One of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
   5. One of two municipalities in Switzerland.
   6. a municipality in Troms, Norway.

Proper noun

Berg

1. A municipality in Troms, Norway
2. A surname​.

Etymology

From berg (“mountain”).

Proper noun

Berg c (genitive Bergs)

1. A surname​.