Unit Id#: 84732Page 1 of 1 Monday, March 23, 2009
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Ramat Aviv, POB 39359, Tel Aviv 61392, Israel
W E I S B E R G E R
MANY JEWISH FAMILY NAMES CAN BE TRACED TO SEVERAL SOURCES.
WEIS(S)BERG ,THE GERMAN FOR WHITE MOUNTAIN IS CLOSELY RELATED TO
MONGUELFO IN TRENTINO, ALTO ADIGE (SOUTH TIROL), ITALY, WHOSE GERMAN NAME
IS WEISBERG, AND TO WEISSENBERG IN SAXONY, EAST CENTRAL GERMANY.
THE GERMAN ENDING -ER MEANS "OF/FROM".
WEISS MEANS WHITE IN GERMAN.
AS A NICKNAME IT REFERRED TO PERSONS WITH WHITE HAIR, BEARD OR SKIN.
AS A FAMILY NAME, IT COULD ALSO HAVE ASSOCIATIONS WITH TOWNS AND CITIES IN
CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, AMONG THEM
WEISSENBURG/WISSEMBOURG IN ALSACE, EASTERN FRANCE;
STUHLWEISSENBURG/SZEKESFEHERVAR IN WEST CENTRAL HUNGARY;
WEISSENBURG/ALBA IULIA IN TRANSYLVANIA, CENTRAL RUMANIA, AND
BELGOROD/DNESTROVSKI/AKKERMAN/CETATEA ALBA IN BESSARABIA, WHICH JEWS,
WHO WERE LIVING THERE SINCE THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY, CALLED WEISSENBURG
AND IR LAVAN .
SOME VARIANTS, LIKE WEISSBECKER (LITERALLY WHITE BAKER IN GERMAN), HAVE
LINKS WITH CERTAIN TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS.
WEISS IS RECORDED AS A JEWISH FAMILY NAME IN 1197 AT WUERZBURG,GERMANY,
WITH SAMUEL WEISS, ALSO KNOWN AS ALBUS. WEISSWASSER IS DOCUMENTED IN
1678; WEISSWEILER IN 1687; WEISSKOPF IN 1690; WEISWEILER IN 1700; WEISEL AND
WEISELITZ IN 1711; WEISSWEILLER IN 1743; WEISSBURG IN THE 18TH CENTURY; WEIS
AND WEISSENBURGER IN 1808; WEISKOPF IN 1891; AND WAISKOF IN 1954.
DISTINGUISHED BEARERS OF THE JEWISH FAMILY NAME WEISBERGER INCLUDE THE
20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORIAN BERNARD ALLEN WEISBERGER.
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WEISBERGER
Unit Id#: 84732
http://www.bh.org.il
Ramat Aviv, POB 39359, Tel Aviv 61392, Israel
W E I S B E R G E R
MANY JEWISH FAMILY NAMES CAN BE TRACED TO SEVERAL SOURCES.
WEIS(S)BERG ,THE GERMAN FOR WHITE MOUNTAIN IS CLOSELY RELATED TO
MONGUELFO IN TRENTINO, ALTO ADIGE (SOUTH TIROL), ITALY, WHOSE GERMAN NAME
IS WEISBERG, AND TO WEISSENBERG IN SAXONY, EAST CENTRAL GERMANY.
THE GERMAN ENDING -ER MEANS "OF/FROM".
WEISS MEANS WHITE IN GERMAN.
AS A NICKNAME IT REFERRED TO PERSONS WITH WHITE HAIR, BEARD OR SKIN.
AS A FAMILY NAME, IT COULD ALSO HAVE ASSOCIATIONS WITH TOWNS AND CITIES IN
CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, AMONG THEM
WEISSENBURG/WISSEMBOURG IN ALSACE, EASTERN FRANCE;
STUHLWEISSENBURG/SZEKESFEHERVAR IN WEST CENTRAL HUNGARY;
WEISSENBURG/ALBA IULIA IN TRANSYLVANIA, CENTRAL RUMANIA, AND
BELGOROD/DNESTROVSKI/AKKERMAN/CETATEA ALBA IN BESSARABIA, WHICH JEWS,
WHO WERE LIVING THERE SINCE THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY, CALLED WEISSENBURG
AND IR LAVAN .
SOME VARIANTS, LIKE WEISSBECKER (LITERALLY WHITE BAKER IN GERMAN), HAVE
LINKS WITH CERTAIN TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS.
WEISS IS RECORDED AS A JEWISH FAMILY NAME IN 1197 AT WUERZBURG,GERMANY,
WITH SAMUEL WEISS, ALSO KNOWN AS ALBUS. WEISSWASSER IS DOCUMENTED IN
1678; WEISSWEILER IN 1687; WEISSKOPF IN 1690; WEISWEILER IN 1700; WEISEL AND
WEISELITZ IN 1711; WEISSWEILLER IN 1743; WEISSBURG IN THE 18TH CENTURY; WEIS
AND WEISSENBURGER IN 1808; WEISKOPF IN 1891; AND WAISKOF IN 1954.
DISTINGUISHED BEARERS OF THE JEWISH FAMILY NAME WEISBERGER INCLUDE THE
20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORIAN BERNARD ALLEN WEISBERGER.
Copyright © Beth Hatefutsoth
The Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names
WEISBERGER
Unit Id#: 84732