Lemberg
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Lemberg (countable and uncountable, plural Lembergs)
- (countable) A surname from German.
- (historical) Synonym of Lviv, Lvov (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maalouf is the 35866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 626 individuals. Lemberg is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lemberg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 420.
German
Etymology
Assimilated from Lebenberg, Lewenberg, Levenberg, also Lehmberg, Lewberg, all forms also valid for Löwenberg in Schlesien, as also for Löwenberg castles in various places of the German language area, not always well distinguishable in chronicles; in the Galician case the lion is Leo I of Galicia, in a Slavic form.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lemberg n (proper noun, genitive Lembergs or (optionally with an article) Lemberg)