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GREENBERG
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USAGE:
German
,
Jewish
Meaning & History
Anglicized form of the German surname
Grünberg
, which is formed from the words
grün
"green" and
Berg
"mountain". This name indicated a person who lived on or near a forest-covered mountain.
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