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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Braunschweig.

Proper noun edit

Braunschweig (countable and uncountable, plural Braunschweigs)

  1. A city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
  2. A habitational surname from German.

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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.

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German edit

 
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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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯k/, /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯ç/
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Proper noun edit

Braunschweig n (proper noun, genitive Braunschweigs or (optionally with an article) Braunschweig)

  1. Braunschweig, Brunswick (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)

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Proper noun edit

Braunschweig n (genitive Braunschweigs)

  1. the city of Brunswick, Germany