Meanings
Origin
* As a Jewish surname, derived from German Rot (“red”) + Berg (“mountain, hill”). * As a German and Jewish surname, from several placenames referring to Rothenberg, from earlier Rodenberg, probably of the meaning of the above. * Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenburg, itself probably a variant of Rotenburg.
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APA
Rothenberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rothenberg
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“Rothenberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rothenberg. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rothenberg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rothenberg.
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