Berbu

Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Barbo historical spelling; surname variant Etymology nb non *Berubú. The first element is probably an old river name non *Bera, used in the genitive singular non *Beru; the second is non bú dwelling, farm. The river name probably referred to the stream now called Berbubekken. The surname is habitational, from the farm name. 1312 in a purchase document. Attested as Berabu and Bærabu in 1392, with later spellings including Barbo, Berbo, Barbou and Barboe. Pronunciation nb /ˈbæːr.bʉ/ nb /bærˈbʉː/ traditional local variant nb æːrbʉ 2 nb Ber bu Proper noun nb proper noun nb farm in municipality/Orkland s/Trøndelag c/Norway, near nb Svorkmo, historically divided into upper and lower Berbu nb place names from the Norwegian farm name nb Berbu Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 33 people in Norway had nb Berbu as their surname as of 31 December 2025.“Liste over alle beskyttede etternavn”, Statistics Norway. References Rygh, Oluf (1901), Norske Gaardnavne, volume 14, page 135. “Oppstuggu Berbu”, Orkdal bygdetun.