Kuenssberg

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/ˈkuːnsbɝɡ//ˈkyːnsbɝɡ//ˈkyːnsbɛɹɡ//ˈkyːnsbɛɹk/

proper noun

Ekkehard von Kuenssberg CBE (1913–2000), Heidelberg-born physician who made his career in Scotland, co-founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners; paternal grandfather of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg and Laura Juliet Kuenssberg

OriginGerman Künßberg, Künssberg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German
    1. Ekkehard von Kuenssberg CBE (1913–2000), Heidelberg-born physician who made his career in Scotland, co-founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners; paternal grandfather of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg and Laura Juliet Kuenssberg
    2. Joanna Kate Kuenssberg (born 1973), British oil executive and former diplomat, British High Commissioner to Mozambique 2014–2018; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and elder sister of Laura Juliet Kuenssberg
    3. Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 1976), British journalist, political editor of BBC News 2015–2022; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and younger sister of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg

Origin

  1. GermanKünßberg, Künssberg
  2. EnglishKuenssberg

From German Künßberg, Künssberg, variants of Künsberg.

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Translations

German Künsberg
  • Künsbergsurname from German
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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