Berg

German Berg, Norwegian berg, "hill/mountain"

Berg

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

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

• Greb, gerb

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). Compare Dutch berg, Low German Barg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berg, bergh, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

• 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)

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Berg m (genitive Berges or Bergs, plural Berge)

1. a mountain, hill

Berg m or f (genitive Bergs)

1. A surname, as of the composer Alban Berg

Berg n (genitive Bergs)

1. a place name, listed as follows:
   1. a former duchy and later grand duchy in Westphalia (Germany)
   2. a municipality in Lower Austria, Austria
   3. any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany
   4. any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
   5. any of two municipalities in Switzerland
   6. a municipality in Troms, Norway

Berg

1. A municipality in Troms, Norway
2. A surname​.

From berg (“mountain”).

Berg c (genitive Bergs)

1. A surname​.

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