The berge Surname
berge Name Meaning and History
- Norwegian and Swedish: variant of Berg, from the dative form.
- German: variant (from the oblique case) of Berg or a habitational name from any of several places so named, notably in Westphalia.
- French: topographic name for someone who lived on a steep bank, from Old French berge ‘bank’ (apparently of Gaulish origin).
- French: hypercorrected spelling of Barge.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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