Battenberg

See also: battenberg

English

Etymology

German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

Proper noun

Battenberg (countable and uncountable, plural Battenbergs)

  1. (countable) A surname from German, equivalent to English Mountbatten.
  2. A placename
    1. Ellipsis of Battenberg (Eder). A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany Former name of Battenberg (Eder).
    2. Ellipsis of Battenberg (Pfalz). A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Former name of Battenberg (Pfalz).

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Noun

Battenberg (plural Battenbergs)

  1. Battenberg cake

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German

Etymology

batten + berg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.

Proper noun

Battenberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Battenbergs or (with an article) Battenberg, feminine genitive Battenberg, plural Battenbergs)

  1. a surname, Battenberg, equivalent to English Mountbatten

Proper noun

Battenberg

  1. Battenberg: a placename
    1. Ellipsis of Battenberg (Eder). A town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany Former name of Battenberg (Eder).
    2. Ellipsis of Battenberg (Pfalz). A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Former name of Battenberg (Pfalz).

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