The name Berlin, which is pronounced /b蓺藞l瑟n/ in English and /b蓻蓯藞li藧n/ in German, is of unknown origin, but may be related to the Old Polabian stem berl-/birl- "swamp".
So technically Berlin is not ethnic, but just means swamp.
Going back it was when the Goths and Vandals lived there in Roman times, is was a swamp.
But I could not find out ethnically if they name had a religious significance. But looking at it in only a religious text, it is a Jewish name. I even have a famous example for you. The very famous Jewish composer "Irving Berlin" Berlin=Jewish. So Berlin would definitely be a Jewish name.
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