Brettingen

Brettingen Meaning & Origin

About Brettingen
The surname Brettingen is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Brett," meaning "plank" or "board," and "ingen," a suffix indicating a place or settlement. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brettingen can be interpreted as "someone from the settlement near the planks" or "one who comes from a place associated with planks or boards."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brettingen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brettingen: 116
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 143,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brettingen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Brettingen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRTNJN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60305205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EH1 T IH0 NG G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/brettingen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRTNJN', 'PRTNKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B635

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brettingen in Braille

Here's how to represent Brettingen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brettingen in braille

How to sign the name Brettingen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brettingen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brettingen in sign language

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