Gerberg
f.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German berg 'mountain, hill'.
The name of an 8th C queen consort of the Franks, a 10th C queen consort of France, and the birth name of an 11th C queen consort of Aragon.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1040x1080 Guirberga (nom) StVdM-II 664;
1135 Girberga (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1147 Gyrberga (abl) ibid. 19
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Gherberch (abl) TradCorb §68,
Gherberge (abl) ibid. §171,
Gherberghe (abl) ibid. §30,
Gherburg (abl) ibid. §26,
Gherburgh (nom) ibid. §18
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerberg". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Gerberg.