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Gutenberg.

A habitational surname from German.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/General-American/ˈɡuːtn̩ˌbɜːɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡʊtn̩-/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A habitational surname from German.

  2. A metonym for a person

  3. A metonym for a person: Johannes Gutenberg, a German printer who developed European movable type.

  4. A placename: A lunar crater.

  5. A placename: A locale in Germany: A castle in Germany.

  6. A placename: A locale in Germany: A village in Germany, renamed after the castle.

  7. A placename: A locale in Germany: A municipality of Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, named after the castle and village.

  8. Ellipsis of Gutenberg Bible, the first mass production printing project of the Gutenberg press.

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  9. Ellipsis of Project Gutenberg, a digital library founded in 1971.

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Borrowed from German Gutenberg.

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