Rosenberg (surname)

This article is about the name Rosenberg. For other uses, see Rosenberg.
Rosenberg
Family name
Meaning mountain of roses
Language(s) of origin Germanic

Rosenberg is a Germanic-language family name and toponym. Its principal meaning is "mountain of roses", from Rose + Berg. However, as a toponym, in some locations it may have originally meant "red mountain" or simply "red hill", from rot + Berg. The terminal consonant of the /rot/-/roθ/-/roð/-/ros/ syllable has varied across regions and centuries; there are many variations of the name, including Rosenberg, Rotenberg, Rothenberg, Rodenberg, and Rozenberg.

Today there are many people around the world whose central European ancestors adopted the surname, including many Germans. It is, additionally, used by many Ashkenazi Jews and Sinti.

People

Rothenberg

Rozenberg

Fictional characters

Other

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