Wittenberg

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English

Etymology

North German surname, from the place in Germany (see below).

Proper noun

Wittenberg (plural Wittenbergs)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town and rural district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
  3. A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wittenberg is the 12435th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2498 individuals. Wittenberg is most common among White (95.04%) individuals.

German

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Etymology

First attested as Middle Low German Wittburc in 1174. Second element corresponding to Berg but the first is uncertain: compare Middle Low German wit (“white”) (from Old Saxon hwīt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪtn̩ˌbɛʁk/
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  • Hyphenation: Wit‧ten‧berg

Proper noun

Wittenberg n (proper noun, genitive Wittenbergs or (optionally with an article) Wittenberg)

  1. A town and rural district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Official name: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
  2. Wittenberg (a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States)

Derived terms

Proper noun

Wittenberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wittenbergs or (with an article) Wittenberg, feminine genitive Wittenberg, plural Wittenbergs)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

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