Terboven
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German dâr bōven (literally “up there”), referring to a farmstead on a hill above a village.[1] The first syllable was altered through contraction and subsequent adaptation to Low German ter (“to the”) as in names like Terlinden. Compare the variants above.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTerboven m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Terbovens or (with an article) Terboven, plural Terbovens or Terboven)
- a Westphalian surname, notably held by Josef Terboven (governor of German-occupied Norway)