Thunberg

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Thunberg.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Thunberg (plural Thunbergs)

  1. A surname from Swedish.
    • 2020 January 23, Philip Bump, “Mnuchin said Thunberg needed to study economics before offering climate proposals. So we talked to an economist.”, in Washington Post:
      Mnuchin, asked about climate change in a CNBC interview after his comments about Thunberg, argued there were bigger issues that also needed to be addressed. When a host noted clean air rules as an example of something that might be more urgent, Mnuchin ignored the interjection.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Thunberg is the 55841st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 367 individuals. Thunberg is most common among White (90.46%) individuals.

Further reading

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tun (courtyard; fence) +‎ berg (mountain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʉ̂ːnbærj/
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Proper noun

Thunberg c (genitive Thunbergs)

  1. a Swedish surname
    Carl Peter Thunberg, b. 1743

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