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Kuenssberg
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English
Etymology
From en de Künßberg, Künssberg, variants of de Künsberg.
Pronunciation
ko͞onsʹbûrg künsʹbûrg künsʹbĕrg künsʹbĕrk, en /ˈkuːnsbɝɡ/ /ˈkyːnsbɝɡ/ /ˈkyːnsbɛɹɡ/ /ˈkyːnsbɛɹk/
Proper noun
en German
Ekkehard von Kuenssberg CBE (1913–2000), Heidelberg-born physician who made his career in Scotland, co-founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners; paternal grandfather of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg and Laura Juliet Kuenssberg
Joanna Kate Kuenssberg (born 1973), British oil executive and former diplomat, British High Commissioner to Mozambique 2014–2018; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and elder sister of Laura Juliet Kuenssberg
Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 1976), British journalist, political editor of BBC News 2015–2022; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and younger sister of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg
Translations
surname from German
German: de Künsberg mfbysense
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