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Originally posted by Faceman:
Habsburg with a "b"
Although they made Austria their home to rule the Holy Roman empire of Germany from Vienna for centuries the Habsburg family originated in Switzerland.
Hab = shortened Habicht - German for Hawk
s = "Genitive"
burg = castle, stronghold
They came from a castle named "Habichtsburg" (Hawk's Castle) which later shortened to Habsburg.
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Shh, Faceman, I was about to point out exactly the same to Yorick, but then I checked and for some reason Habsburg is indeed spelt Hapsburg in English. 
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