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Meaning & History
From Latin Bonna, of uncertain meaning. Theories are that it is derived from the name of a Gallic-Germanic tribe, the Eburoni, or that it is derived from words meaning "settlement" or "castle". The name is first mentioned as oppidum Bonnense in 1211. Bonn is a city in Germany. It was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1990.