Wittenberg

North German surname, from the place in Germany (see below).

Wittenberg (plural Wittenbergs)

1. A surname.
2. A town and rural district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
3. A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wittenberg is the 12435^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2498 individuals. Wittenberg is most common among White (95.04%) individuals.

First attested as Middle Low German Wittburc in 1174. Second element corresponding to Berg but the first is uncertain: compare Middle Low German wit (“white”) (from Old Saxon hwīt).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtn̩ˌbɛʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Wit‧ten‧berg

Wittenberg n (proper noun, genitive Wittenbergs or (optionally with an article) Wittenberg)

1. a town and rural district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; official name: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
2. Wittenberg (a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States)

• Wittenberger
  • Wittenbergerin
• wittenbergisch

Wittenberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wittenbergs or (with an article) Wittenberg, feminine genitive Wittenberg, plural Wittenbergs)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

• “Wittenberg” in Duden online