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Berg
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berg Berğ Bërg
English
Etymology
From en de Berg or en sv berg, either term meaning hill or mountain.
Proper noun
A place name, notably of:
A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).
en municipality co/Troms c/Norway.
en mun in co:Suf/Jämtland c/Sweden.
en German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.
Derived terms
en Faceberg
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.
Anagrams
en begr Greb gerb
Dutch
Etymology
(Valkenburg aan de Geul) First attested as berga in 1139. Derived from the dative singular form of nl berg hill, elevated place.
(Belgium) Derived from nl berg hill, elevated place.
(Eijsden-Margraten) Derived from nl berg hill, elevated place.
(Peel en Maas) First attested as Berg in 1936. Derived from nl berg hill, elevated place.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as Berg in 1794. Derived from nl berg hill, elevated place.
The surname derives from the toponym or from one of the senses of nl berg.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Berg.ogg
nl /bɛrx/
nl Berg
nl ɛrx
nl berg
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl village mun/Valkenburg aan de Geul p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Maaseik c/Belgium
nl hamlet mun/Eijsden-Margraten p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Peel en Maas p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Cranendonck p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl
Derived terms
nl Bergenaar
nl Bergs
nl Berg en Terblijt
References
Finnish
Etymology
fi sv Berg and/or fi de Berg.
Pronunciation
berk bä.ri æri Berg Be-rg
Proper noun
fi Swedish or German
Declension
Written, although does not match the pronunciation /ˈbæ.ri/:
Berg ä 0
Statistics
dvv_20250813 2746 284
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:bërc
From de gmh bërc, from de goh bërg, itself from de gmw-pro *berg, ultimately from de gem-pro *bergaz.
Compare nl berg, nds-de Barg, nds-de Berg, nds-de Biärg, fy berch, en berry, en barrow, da bjerg, sv berg.
Pronunciation
de /bɛrk/ [bɛɐ̯k] Germany, preferred in formal language
de /b̥ɛrɡ̊/ Swiss, Austro-Bavarian
de /bɛrç/ [bɛɐ̯ç] Northern and Central Germany, Franconia, Lower Bavaria
de De-Berg.ogg
de De-Berg2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛʁk 1
Noun
m,(e)s
a mountain, hill
Declension
m,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Burgberg Dreiberg Eisberg<g:m> Goldberg Inselberg Müllberg Nebelberg Steinberg Tafelberg Vogelberg Weinberg Zuckerberg
Derived terms
de bergig, de berglos adjective
de bergab, de bergauf adverb
Related terms
de Bergbahn Bergbau Bergfall<g:m> Bergfest Berggipfel Berggrat Berghang Berghütte Berglöwe Bergpass Bergrad Bergspitze Bergsteiger Bergstraße Bergstück Bergluft Bergstein Bergtal Bergtiger Bergwand Bergweg Bergweide Bergwiese Bergziege der Glaube kann Berge versetzen
Proper noun
surname
de, as of the composer Alban Berg
Proper noun
toponym
de former duchy and later grand duchy in r/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany Berg
de municipality s/Lower Austria c/Austria Berg
de any of three <<municipalities>> in <<s/Bavaria>>, <<c/Germany>> Berg
de any of three <<municipalities>> in <<s/Rhineland-Palatinate>>, <<c/Germany>> Berg
de any of two <<municipalities>> in <<c/Switzerland>> Berg
de municipality co/Troms c/Norway Berg
Related terms
de Bergisches Land, de (das) Bergische
Further reading
Berg_Geländeerhebung_Gebirge Berg (Geländeerhebung, Gebirge)
Berg_Komponist Berg (Komponist)
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de Landforms
Icelandic
Proper noun
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is male
Declension
m.dat-
Norwegian
Proper noun
no municipality co/Troms c/Norway
no
Swedish
Etymology
From sv berg mountain.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Berg.wav
Proper noun
c
sv
See also
sv Fjäll