"Battenberg" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Battenbergs [plural]
Etymology: German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Battenberg}} German Battenberg Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Battenberg (countable and uncountable, plural Battenbergs)
  1. (countable) A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten. Tags: countable Translations (surname): Battenberg (German), Μπάττενμπεργκ (Báttenmpergk) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-Battenberg-en-name-P9YkM17B Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 84 9 7
  2. A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in Hesse, Towns in Germany, Towns in Hesse Synonyms: Battenberg (alt: Eder) Derived forms: Battenberg cake, Battenberger, Battenberg lace, Mountbatten
    Sense id: en-Battenberg-en-name-UQMCBUEp
  3. A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in Rhineland-Palatinate, Towns in Germany, Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate Synonyms: Battenberg (alt: Pfalz)
    Sense id: en-Battenberg-en-name-boH8CIf4

Noun

Forms: Battenbergs [plural]
Etymology: German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Battenberg}} German Battenberg Head templates: {{en-noun}} Battenberg (plural Battenbergs)
  1. Ellipsis of Battenberg cake. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Battenberg cake Synonyms: battenberg
    Sense id: en-Battenberg-en-noun-2I-O-1Nx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 13 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 22 9 62

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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