Berg
English
Proper noun
Berg
- A place name, notably of:
- A former duchy and later grand duchy in Westphalia (Western Germany).
- A municipality in Troms, Norway.
- A surname common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Berg is the 712th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 48,746 individuals. Berg is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.
German
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, Biärg, 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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Derived terms
Proper noun
Berg n (genitive Bergs)
- a place name, listed as follows:
- a former duchy and later grand duchy in Westphalia (Germany)
- a municipality in Lower Austria, Austria
- any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany
- any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- any of two municipalities in Switzerland
- a municipality in Troms, Norway
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