Name Element BERGAZ

Type Word

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "mountain, hill, shelter" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbeorg(Anglo-Saxon) bairgo(Gothic) berg(Old Dutch) berg(Old High German) berg(Old Norse)
Surname DescendantsBerg(Danish) Berg, Berger, Van den Berg, Van der Berg(Dutch) Burroughs, Burrows(English) Berg, Berge, Berger(German) Berg, Berge(Norwegian) Berg, Berge(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 60.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 42.
Entry added December 7, 2022