Germanic name element and New name element
This name element is usually a place name element with rare exceptions (see combinations below). Personal names containing the suffix -berg or the prefix Berg- usually belong to the name element BORG
berg = 'rock', 'boulder'; 'cliff', 'precipice' [1]
berg = 'mountain', 'rock', 'highlands' [2]
bjarg = 'mountain', 'rock', 'highlands' [2]
baírgahi = 'mountains' [2]
berg = 'mountain', 'rock', 'highlands' [2]
berg = 'mountain', 'rock', 'highlands' [2]
berg = 'mountain', 'rock', 'highlands' [2]
beorg = 'mountain', 'rock', 'highlands' [2]
Name Element |
Example |
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Fri | see Friberg |
GALM | see Bergelmir |
HÁR | see Heiberg |
HILD | see Hilberg |
HLID | see Hlíðberg |
KVIST | see Bergkvist |
LUND | see Lundberg |
NOR | see Norberg |
SAND | see Sandberg |