Rotenberg

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Rotenberg →
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Meanings

proper nounRotenberg (plural Rotenbergs)

plural Rotenbergs · alternative Rotenberry

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. GermanRotenberg
  2. EnglishRotenberg

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Rotenberg, from several places in Germany such as Rotenberg in Rauenberg, second element from Berg (“mountain”) and first element possibly related to rotem (“red”) or roden (“to clear”). * As a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenberg.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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