Gutenberg

Gu·ten·berg
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US/ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/UK/ˈɡuːtn̩ˌbɜːɡ/UK/ˈɡʊtn̩-/

proper noun

A habitational surname from German.

OriginGerman Gutenberg →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A habitational surname from German.
  2. A metonym for a person
  3. A metonym for a person:
    1. Johannes Gutenberg, a German printer who developed European movable type.
  4. A placename:
    1. A lunar crater.
    2. A castle in Germany.
    3. A village in Germany, renamed after the castle.
    4. A municipality of Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, named after the castle and village.
  5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Gutenberg Bible, the first mass production printing project of the Gutenberg press.
  6. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Project Gutenberg, a digital library founded in 1971.

Origin

  1. GermanGutenberg
  2. GermanGutenberg
  3. EnglishGutenberg

Borrowed from German Gutenberg.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古登堡, 古騰堡 /古腾堡
  • 古登堡 (Gǔdēngbǎo)surname
  • 古騰堡 /古腾堡 (Gǔténgbǎo)surname
German Gutenberg
  • Gutenbergsurname
Japanese グーテンベルク
  • グーテンベルク (Gūtenberuku)surname
Russian Гутенбе́рг
  • Гутенбе́рг (Gutɛnbérg)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Gutenberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gutenberg

MLA

“Gutenberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gutenberg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gutenberg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gutenberg.

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