Definition
A surname of German-Jewish origin, literally meaning 'green mountain'. Often used as a proper noun referring to specific individuals with this family name.
Etymology
From German grün (green) + berg (mountain or hill). This compound surname was typically given to families living near or on a green hill or mountain. Many Jewish surnames were formed this way during the 18th and 19th centuries when surname adoption became mandatory.
Kelly Says
Surnames like Greenberg reveal the geographic history of families - many Ashkenazi Jewish surnames describe landscapes (Goldberg, Rosenberg) because families often adopted names based on their surroundings when forced to take permanent surnames. The name connects families to specific European regions where their ancestors lived.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግሪንበርግ
gree-n-ber-g
ARالعربية
جرينبرغ
jirin-burgh
BNবাংলা
গ্রিনবার্গ
groin-barg
CACatalà
Greenberg
Green-berg
CSČeština
Greenberg
Green-berg
DADansk
Greenberg
Green-berg
DEDeutsch
Greenberg
Green-berg
ELΕλληνικά
Γκρινμπεργκ
Grin-berg
ESEspañol
Greenberg
Green-berg
FAفارسی
گرینبرگ
green-berg
FISuomi
Greenberg
Green-berg
FRFrançais
Greenberg
Green-berg
GUGU
ગ્રીનબર્ગ
gree-n-barg
HAHA
Greenberg
Green-berg
HEעברית
גרינברג
Grin-berg
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीनबर्ग
green-barg
HUMagyar
Greenberg
Green-berg
IDBahasa Indonesia
Greenberg
Green-berg
IGIG
Greenberg
Green-berg
ITItaliano
Greenberg
Green-berg
JA日本語
グリーンバーグ
gurīn-barugu
KMKM
គ្រីនប៊ែរក
kree-n-ba-erk
MRMR
ग्रीनबर्ग
gree-n-barg
MSBahasa Melayu
Greenberg
Green-berg
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရိန်းဘာဂ်
green-ba-g
NLNederlands
Greenberg
Green-berg
NONorsk
Greenberg
Green-berg
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰੀਨਬਰਗ
gree-n-barg
PLPolski
Greenberg
Green-berg
PTPortuguês
Greenberg
Green-berg
RORomână
Greenberg
Green-berg
RUРусский
Гринберг
Grin-berg
SVSvenska
Greenberg
Green-berg
SWKiswahili
Greenberg
Green-berg
TAதமிழ்
கிரீன்பெர்க்
gree-n-per-ku
TEతెలుగు
గ్రీన్బర్గ్
gree-n-barg
THไทย
กรีนเบิร์ก
krin-berk
TLTL
Greenberg
Green-berg
TRTürkçe
Greenberg
Green-berg
UKУкраїнська
Грінберг
Grin-berg
URاردو
گرینبرگ
green-berg
VITiếng Việt
Greenberg
Green-berg
YOYO
Greenberg
Green-berg
ZUZU
Greenberg
Green-berg