Lichtenberg

Lichtenberg (countable and uncountable, plural Lichtenbergs)

1. A borough of Berlin.
2. A surname.

• Lichtenberg figure
• Lichtenberg pattern

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lichtenberg is the 19782^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1360 individuals. Lichtenberg is most common among White (94.26%) individuals.

• (Overijssel) Attested as den Ligtenberg in 1865. Compound of licht (“light”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Leggenbarg.
• (Limburg) First attested as Lichtemig in 1699. Compound of licht (“light”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪx.tə(n)ˌbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Lich‧ten‧berg

Lichtenberg n

1. A hamlet in Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪçtn̩ˌbɛʁk/

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Lichtenberg n (proper noun, genitive Lichtenbergs or (optionally with an article) Lichtenberg)

1. A municipality of Upper Austria, Austria
2. A borough of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
3. A city in Bavaria, Germany
4. A municipality of the Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, France