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Definitions for GOLDBERG
gold·berg

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Goldberg, Rube Goldberg, Reuben Lucius Goldbergnoun

    United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)

Wiktionary

  1. Goldbergnoun

    A surname, fairly common in the U.S.A.

  2. Etymology: From German Gold ("gold") and Berg ("mountain"). One of the ornamental names chosen by Jews who were forced to take surnames in 18th/19th century Germany.

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  1. goldberg

    There are a few different references for the term "Goldberg" depending on the context: 1. As a surname: Goldberg is a surname of Jewish origin meaning "gold mountain" in English. Notable people with the surname include Whoopi Goldberg, an American actress, comedian, and television personality, and Rube Goldberg, a famous cartoonist. 2. In music: The Goldberg Variations, a musical composition for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. 3. In wrestling: "Goldberg" is the ring name of Bill Goldberg, a professional wrestler famous in organizations like WWE and WCW. 4. In terms of machines: A Rube Goldberg machine, named after the cartoonist, is a machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overly complicated way. Therefore, a general understanding would require context to determine which reference to "Goldberg" is appropriate.

Wikidata

  1. Goldberg

    Goldberg is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 24 km northeast of Parchim, and 46 km east of Schwerin.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. goldberg

    A town in Prussian Silesia, on an affluent of the Oder, 12 miles southwest from Liegnitz. The French were defeated by the Prussians near this place in 1813.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GOLDBERG

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goldberg is ranked #1193 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Goldberg surname appeared 29,603 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Goldberg.

    95.3% or 28,215 total occurrences were White.
    2.5% or 740 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.9% or 284 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 207 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 133 total occurrences were Black.
    0% or 21 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GOLDBERG in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GOLDBERG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of GOLDBERG in a Sentence

  1. Whoopi Goldberg:

    America, You Sexy B *** h. i also enjoy fighting with Panelist Whoopi Goldberg and she enjoys fighting with me.

  2. Kirstin Wilder:

    God has been portrayed by many actors over the years as the creative team behind any project decides which direction to go with their project -- from Groucho Marx to Alanis Morrisette to Whoopi Goldberg, god has been portrayed in many different lights. That said, I believe the religious community is apt to be more supportive when the role is played with integrity and stays true to the narrative from the Bible.

  3. Rabbi Cooper:

    Whoopi Goldberg knows our center. She knows Rabbi Marvin Hier, our CEO and founder, we're not dealing with someone here who spoke in order to hurt anyone in our community. But what she said obviously is extremely confusing to people and in many ways hurtful.

  4. Peter Taylor:

    Tour-wise, our choice would be to have no one. However if this is not an option (and I suspect it isn't) then we would like the lot, not just Rogen and (writer Evan) Goldberg, but God help us Franco as well.

  5. Shiri Appleby:

    The show is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a reality dating competition show, i play Rachel Goldberg, who is the producer on the show, whose job it is to manipulate the contestants and she is really good at it but it actually makes her hate herself. I’ve never played a character who is so conflicted with who she is.

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