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View Surname: Freudenberger


FREUDENBERGER
SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: German
Meaning & History
Means "friend of the mountain", from the German freund, freud meaning "friend", and berg meaning "mountain". The name comes from the Baden/Bavarian area of Germany, as early at the 1400s, and can be found in not only Germany, but Austria and Switzerland as well, due to migration.
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