Bregenz

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg (state), Austria (country), located on the eastern shore of Lake Constance on a plateau at the foot of the Pfänder; it is best known for hosting numerous festivals throughout the summer months, most notably the Bregenzer Festspiele; the city is the administrative centre of its eponymous district.
• An administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg (state), Austria (country), comprising the Bregenz Forest region, the Leiblachtal, the Kleinwalsertal, the Hofsteig, the Alpine Rhine delta and the Austrian part of Lake Constance.
• A municipality in the district of Bregenz in the state of Vorarlberg (state), Austria (country), comprising the city of the same name on the eastern shore of Lake Constance.

Origin

• Borrowed from German Bregenz, from Latin Brigantium or Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (from *brigantī), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts ("high"), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- + *-onts.
• The Latin terms may be derived from the Proto-Celtic terms via Gaulish brigā ("hill; fortress"), though this is uncertain.