See also: berg, Berğ, and Bërg

English

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Etymology

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From German Berg or Swedish berg, either term meaning "hill/mountain".

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Berg

  1. A place name, notably of:
    1. A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).
    2. A municipality of Troms, Norway.
  2. A surname from German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Berg is the 712th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 48,746 individuals. Berg is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Valkenburg aan de Geul) First attested as berga in 1139. Derived from the dative singular form of berg (hill, elevated place).
  • (Belgium) Derived from berg (hill, elevated place).
  • (Eijsden-Margraten) Derived from berg (hill, elevated place).
  • (Peel en Maas) First attested as Berg in 1936. Derived from berg (hill, elevated place).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Berg in 1794. Derived from berg (hill, elevated place).

The surname derives from the toponym or from one of the senses of berg.

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Proper noun

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Berg

  1. A village in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Maaseik, Belgium
  3. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
  4. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
  5. A hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands
  6. a surname

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish Berg and/or German Berg.

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Berg

  1. a surname from Swedish or German

Declension

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Common in writing, though technically incorrect for /bæri/:

Inflection of Berg (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Berg Bergit
genitive Bergin Bergien
partitive Bergiä Bergejä
illative Bergiin Bergeihin
singular plural
nominative Berg Bergit
accusative nom. Berg Bergit
gen. Bergin
genitive Bergin Bergien
partitive Bergiä Bergejä
inessive Bergissä Bergeissä
elative Bergistä Bergeistä
illative Bergiin Bergeihin
adessive Bergillä Bergeillä
ablative Bergiltä Bergeiltä
allative Bergille Bergeille
essive Berginä Bergeinä
translative Bergiksi Bergeiksi
abessive Bergittä Bergeittä
instructive Bergein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Berg (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Bergini Bergini
accusative nom. Bergini Bergini
gen. Bergini
genitive Bergini Bergieni
partitive Bergiäni Bergejäni
inessive Bergissäni Bergeissäni
elative Bergistäni Bergeistäni
illative Bergiini Bergeihini
adessive Bergilläni Bergeilläni
ablative Bergiltäni Bergeiltäni
allative Bergilleni Bergeilleni
essive Berginäni Bergeinäni
translative Bergikseni Bergeikseni
abessive Bergittäni Bergeittäni
instructive
comitative Bergeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Bergisi Bergisi
accusative nom. Bergisi Bergisi
gen. Bergisi
genitive Bergisi Bergiesi
partitive Bergiäsi Bergejäsi
inessive Bergissäsi Bergeissäsi
elative Bergistäsi Bergeistäsi
illative Bergiisi Bergeihisi
adessive Bergilläsi Bergeilläsi
ablative Bergiltäsi Bergeiltäsi
allative Bergillesi Bergeillesi
essive Berginäsi Bergeinäsi
translative Bergiksesi Bergeiksesi
abessive Bergittäsi Bergeittäsi
instructive
comitative Bergeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Bergimme Bergimme
accusative nom. Bergimme Bergimme
gen. Bergimme
genitive Bergimme Bergiemme
partitive Bergiämme Bergejämme
inessive Bergissämme Bergeissämme
elative Bergistämme Bergeistämme
illative Bergiimme Bergeihimme
adessive Bergillämme Bergeillämme
ablative Bergiltämme Bergeiltämme
allative Bergillemme Bergeillemme
essive Berginämme Bergeinämme
translative Bergiksemme Bergeiksemme
abessive Bergittämme Bergeittämme
instructive
comitative Bergeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Berginne Berginne
accusative nom. Berginne Berginne
gen. Berginne
genitive Berginne Bergienne
partitive Bergiänne Bergejänne
inessive Bergissänne Bergeissänne
elative Bergistänne Bergeistänne
illative Bergiinne Bergeihinne
adessive Bergillänne Bergeillänne
ablative Bergiltänne Bergeiltänne
allative Bergillenne Bergeillenne
essive Berginänne Bergeinänne
translative Bergiksenne Bergeiksenne
abessive Bergittänne Bergeittänne
instructive
comitative Bergeinenne

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.

Compare Dutch berg, Low German Barg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛrk/, /bɛɐ̯k/ (Germany, preferred in formal language)
  • IPA(key): /b̥ɛrɡ̊/ (Swiss, Austro-Bavarian)
  • IPA(key): /bɛrç/, /bɛɐ̯ç/ (Northern and Central Germany, Franconia, Lower Bavaria)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁk

Noun

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Berg m (strong, genitive Berges or Bergs, plural Berge)

  1. a mountain, hill

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

  1. a surname, as of the composer Alban Berg

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Berg n (proper noun, genitive Bergs or (optionally with an article) Berg)

  1. Berg (a former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
  2. Berg (a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria)
  3. Berg (any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany)
  4. Berg (any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
  5. Berg (any of two municipalities in Switzerland)
  6. Berg (a municipality of Troms, Norway)
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Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Berg m (proper noun, genitive singular Bergs)

  1. a male given name

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Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Berg

  1. A municipality of Troms, Norway
  2. a surname

Swedish

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Etymology

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From berg (mountain).

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Proper noun

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Berg c (genitive Bergs)

  1. a surname

See also

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