The location was mentioned in the 19th century with the name "on the Hungerbühne". There is probably a folk etymological transformation to Hungerborn (a source that dries out easily).
The location was cited around 1290 with the name "before cloppenberg". This layer designation is the proof for the central German word klupf, which means mountain or mountain peak.
The location was mentioned in the 12th century with the name "im Osterberg" and 1436 with the name "in the Osterberg". To Middle High German means "Easter" located in the east.