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Gullberg
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Swedish
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Etymology
sv gull berg gold mountain.
It is unknown what kind of "gold" the name refers to. The hill has since been extensively blasted, possibly obscuring the original basis for the name. Hypotheses include shimmering minerals, rocks covered in yellow lichen, a reference to a mountain mentioned in Eirspennill, or a general term for praise, fertility and apotropaic.sv Ortnamnen i Göteborgs och Bohus län II 11 1925 Elanders Boktryckeri Aktiebolag Gothenburg https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sprakochfolkminnen:diva-254 1 0284-1908 URN: urn:nbn:se:sprakochfolkminnen:diva-254
Proper noun
sv hill within urban area/Gullbergsvass primary area/Stampen in city/Gothenburg c/Sweden
Derived terms
sv Gullbergsvass an urban area of Gothenburg
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