Berlin
Berlin is a place name with a Polabian explanation linking a word for marsh to a settlement ending. The Slavic-studies department at LMU Munich presents this as the origin of the city’s name. As a pet name it can refer to that place, rather than an English vocabulary word.
- Meaning
- A place name associated with a settlement in marshland
- Name or word origin
- Polabian place-name history
Sources and meaning notes
This entry attributes the place-name explanation to the cited academic department. It does not establish the naming intention of any individual cat owner.
- LMU Munich, Slavic Studies: the name Berlin The Polabian word explanation and settlement suffix for Berlin
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Catalog grouping: Male. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Popularity in cited datasets
Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.
| Dataset scope | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain — trending | #1 Growth: 425.00% | Rover 2025 country report |
An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.
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