Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rothenberg

/ɹˈɔθənbɚɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
rothen-berg
IPA
/ɹˈɔθənbɚɡ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a Jewish surname, derived from German Rot (“red”) + Berg (“mountain, hill”). * As a German and Jewish surname, from several placenames referring to Rothenberg, from earlier Rodenberg, probably of the meaning of the above. * Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenburg, itself probably a variant of Rotenburg.

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Questions

How do you pronounce rothenberg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɔθənbɚɡ/.
What does rothenberg mean?
A surname.
Where does rothenberg come from?
It is traced to German.

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