Braunschweig
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Braunschweig.
Proper noun edit
Braunschweig (countable and uncountable, plural Braunschweigs)
- A city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
- A habitational surname from German.
Translations edit
Brunswick — see Brunswick
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Braunschweig is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Braunschweig is most common among White (97.76%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Braunschweig”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 219.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German Brûnswîke, from brûn (“brown”) + wîk (“town”). The modern form is an improper adaptation to High German; the phonetically correct form Braunsweich (cf. Weichbild) is attested in Early Modern German.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Braunschweig n (proper noun, genitive Braunschweigs or (optionally with an article) Braunschweig)
- Braunschweig, Brunswick (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Proper noun edit
Braunschweig n (genitive Braunschweigs)