Thread: BERGISCHER LOWE: WHAT DOES THE NAME MEAN?

Splitting hairs, that is simply wrong. If anything, it is a play on words with Berglöwe vs. Löwe aus dem Bergischen, aka mountain lion vs. lion from the Bergisches Land (see above).

So there.

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

Just for the record, German umlauts used to be regular vowels with an e in old German script on top. More details here: Umlaut (diacritic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Dutch have a different approach to umlauts, Germanic umlaut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, courtesy of the fact that they still speak some sort of glorified middle High Franconian bastardised with modern English, Indonesian, Turkish, Moroccan Berber, Papiamento, and Sranan.

Just thought I should mention it, you know?

Friesian (another Germanic language) has Umläute (plural of Umlaut if I am right) that are not reflected in the spelling!

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

Splitting hairs, that is simply wrong. If anything, it is a play on words with Berglöwe vs. Löwe aus dem Bergischen, aka mountain lion vs. lion from the Bergisches Land (see above).

So there.

I see... could you find a way to translate it to english, if it is even possible. I understand the play on words or at least the concept of it. But could you be more specific? Thanks!

Originally Posted by fpessanha

I see... could you find a way to translate it to english, if it is even possible. I understand the play on words or at least the concept of it. But could you be more specific? Thanks!

That would be somewhat hard. Take the Wikipedia article:

The Bergisches Land is a region in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It contains beside the tri-city area of Remscheid-Solingen-Wuppertal the district Mettmann, Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district, the Oberbergisch district and parts of the Rhein-Sieg district. It emerged from the Dukedom of Berg. The name of the region is not derived from its mountainous terrain (German: Berg, mountain), but from the dukes of Berg.

Now, the Dukedom of Berg has a lion in its coat of arms: Image:Bergischer Loewe.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So, thank you for asking. I think all parties involved may have been wrong, myself obviously included

People...let's not forget the "lion's brew"!