Battenberg

== English == === Etymology === From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse. === Proper noun === Battenberg (countable and uncountable, plural Battenbergs) (countable) A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten. A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany. Synonym: (officially) Battenberg (Eder) A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Synonym: (officially) Battenberg (Pfalz) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Battenberg (plural Battenbergs) Ellipsis of Battenberg cake. ==== Alternative forms ==== battenberg === Further reading === Battenberg family on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Battenberg (Eder) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Battenberg (Pfalz) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German Bettenberg, from Batto, a personal name from Proto-West Germanic *badu (“battle”) + berg (“mountain, hill”). The surname derives from the town in Hesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbatn̩bɛʁk/ Hyphenation: Bat‧ten‧berg === Proper noun === Battenberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Battenbergs or (with an article) Battenberg, feminine genitive Battenberg, plural Battenbergs) a surname, Battenberg, transferred from the place name, equivalent to English Mountbatten === Proper noun === Battenberg n (proper noun, genitive Battenbergs or (optionally with an article) Battenberg) Battenberg (a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany) Battenberg (a town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ==== Derived terms ==== Battenberger ==== Descendants ==== English: Battenberg → English: Mountbatten (partial calque) Greek: Μπάττενμπεργκ (Báttenmpergk) → Chinese: 巴滕貝格 / 巴滕贝格 (Bāténgbèigé) (transliteration) === References ===