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Rothenberg

Rothenberg proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Rothenberg (plural Rothenbergs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Rothenberg

pluralRothenbergs

Origin of Rothenberg

* As a Jewish surname, derived from German Rot (“red”) + Berg (“mountain, hill”). * As a German and Jewish surname, from several placenames referring to Rothenberg, from earlier Rodenberg, probably of the meaning of the above. * Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenburg, itself probably a variant of Rotenburg.

Questions about Rothenberg

What does Rothenberg mean?
Rothenberg means a surname.
What part of speech is Rothenberg?
Rothenberg is a proper noun.

Words near Rothenberg in the dictionary

  1. Rothbergs
  2. Rothbury
  3. Rothchild
  4. Rothchilds
  5. rothe
  6. Rothenberg
  7. Rothenberger
  8. Rothenbergers
  9. Rothenbergs
  10. Rothenthurm
  11. rother

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