Save Type Settlement Usage German, English, French, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian Scripts Берлин(Serbian) Pronounced Pron. bew-LEEN(German) bər-LIN(English) BEHR-LEHN(French) BEHR-leen(Polish, Hungarian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History City in Germany, the name of which is of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from an Old Slavic stem berl- meaning "swamp". Related Names User SubmissionBerlîn Categories Bernie Taupin songs, European cities, German state capitals, German states, national capitals