English Explanatory Dictionary

Kuenssberg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German
  2. Ekkehard von Kuenssberg CBE (1913–2000), Heidelberg-born physician who made his career in Scotland, co-founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners; paternal grandfather of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg and Laura Juliet Kuenssberg
  3. Joanna Kate Kuenssberg (born 1973), British oil executive and former diplomat, British High Commissioner to Mozambique 2014–2018; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and elder sister of Laura Juliet Kuenssberg
  4. Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 1976), British journalist, political editor of BBC News 2015–2022; granddaughter of Ekkehard von Kuenssberg and younger sister of Joanna Kate Kuenssberg

Pronunciation

ko͞onsʹbûrg künsʹbûrg künsʹbĕrg künsʹbĕrk /ˈkuːnsbɝɡ/ /ˈkyːnsbɝɡ/ /ˈkyːnsbɛɹɡ/ /ˈkyːnsbɛɹk/

Word forms

Kuenssberg

Etymology

From German Künßberg, Künssberg, variants of Künsberg.

Translations

German: Künsberg
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