Definitions for Goldberg
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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Cartoonist

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1901","1"],["1924","1"],["1931","2"],["1934","2"],["1935","1"],["1937","1"],["1939","2"],["1949","8"],["1950","3"],["1951","2"],["1955","2"],["1956","11"],["1957","3"],["1959","4"],["1960","2"],["1961","1"],["1962","61"],["1963","6"],["1964","18"],["1965","101"],["1966","29"],["1967","17"],["1968","19"],["1969","38"],["1970","53"],["1971","31"],["1972","36"],["1973","31"],["1974","13"],["1975","36"],["1976","13"],["1977","24"],["1978","13"],["1979","13"],["1980","10"],["1981","9"],["1982","16"],["1983","60"],["1984","6"],["1985","28"],["1986","27"],["1987","12"],["1988","29"],["1989","13"],["1990","21"],["1991","16"],["1992","19"],["1993","17"],["1994","11"],["1995","15"],["1996","12"],["1997","19"],["1998","22"],["1999","17"],["2000","73"],["2001","27"],["2002","38"],["2003","14"],["2004","24"],["2005","64"],["2006","33"],["2007","80"],["2008","63"]]

How to pronounce Goldberg?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Goldberg in sign language?

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. Bill Maher:

   First of all … there is no f --- ing thing as karma, OK ? Get over that, whoopi attacks me on a regular basis, Whoopi Goldberg says stupid s --- on a regular basis, it just so happened to coincide.

2. Whoopi Goldberg:

   Whoopi Goldberg has a lot of followers and I'm sure they will not do their research. They will just repeat what she said, once the people understand that words lead to action, good and bad, they will be able to recognize the signs of today that could lead to other tragedies.

3. Joy Behar:

   We should keep Bush where he belongs, not in the White House, we are disappointed by the manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely regret that her recent remarks offended some of our consumers.

4. Kyle Rittenhouse:

   Well, right now, we're looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg's on the list, she called me a ‘murderer’ after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that.

5. Goldman McCormick:

   It provides cover for two different [areas]. It provides cover for Whoopi Goldberg because she made those statements and she was passionate about them, it also provides cover for the greater good of the show and for the greater good of ABC— for them to orchestrate this— it was a really great strategy. It worked out well because as the story gets progressively worse, you don’t want to be seen as somebody defending someone, especially when they’ve admitted on public record for doing something so horrific [as purchasing drugs to give to women.].

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Goldberg
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goldberg
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Goldberg
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Goldberg