Johanneberg

Swedish

Part of Johanneberg, with Chalmers University (background) and Johanneberg Church (centre).

Alternative forms

• Johannæberg (archaic)

Etymology

From Johanneberg Estate, named after an unknown person. It may derive from Johanna Printz, daughter of Georg Printz, who owned the estate in the 1770s. If so, the name is a compound of Johanna +‎ berg, literally “Johanna Mountain”, with an a→e vowel change. First attested in 1800 as Johannæberg.

According to ISOF, it is unlikely that the name originates from Johan af Dittmer or Johannes Döparen (John the Baptist).

Proper noun

Johanneberg ? (genitive Johannebergs)

1. A district in Gothenburg, Sweden.