Braunschweig

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Braunschweig.

Proper noun

Braunschweig (countable and uncountable, plural Braunschweigs)

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

Translations

Brunswick — see Brunswick

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Braunschweig is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Braunschweig is most common among White (97.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Braunschweig”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 219.

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯k/, /ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌʃvaɪ̯ç/

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Proper noun

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

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

Derived terms

• Braunschweiger

Swedish

Proper noun

Braunschweig n (genitive Braunschweigs)

1. the city of Brunswick, Germany