Surname

Marburg

Marburg is a surname, possibly from German. It is used in English and German.

Original GermanBurg

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Marburg possibly comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Marburg as a surname developed from Burg.

Marburg’s family of names

In English usage, Marburg as a surname developed from the German form Burg.

Walk Marburg’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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German

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German

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Old High German

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German

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German

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German

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German

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83% boys · 17% girls

Sibling ideas

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