Surname
Bratberg
“steep”·“rock, hill”
Bratberg is a surname from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bratberg is built from elements meaning “steep” and “rock, hill”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Brattaberg, built from Old Norse brattr (“steep”) + berg (“rock, hill”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bratberg’s family of names
Bratberg may belong to the same name family as Brattberg. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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