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Battenberg¹
Where it comes from
From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse.
proper noun Battenbergs
- A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten.
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A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany.
Incidentally, Anthony and I once visited the town of Battenberg, on a sort of pilgrimage. It's a pretty little spot in the Waldeck-Frankenberg state of Hesse, although no one is much interested in talking about cake there.
Similar: Battenberg
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A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Similar: Battenberg
noun Battenbergs · battenberg
- Ellipsis of Battenberg cake I’m more of a Radio 4-and-a-slice-of-Battenberg type of girl, yet here I am, dancing, drinking, and, inevitably, ending up in the ladies’ loos with two women who were strangers 24 hours ago, applying lipstick and trying not to suffocate in a cloud of Elnett.
battenberg²
noun battenbergs
- Alternative letter-case form of Battenberg (“Battenberg cake”). When the prince married Princess Victoria (Queen Victoria’s granddaughter), the battenberg was their wedding cake.
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name surname
| Deutsch | Battenberg |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | Μπάττενμπεργκ Báttenmpergk |
Talk about this word "battenberg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/battenberg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. battenberg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/battenberg "battenberg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/battenberg.Cite this
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