Brandt

See also: brandt

English

Etymology

German and Alemannic German surname for someone who lived in an area cleared by fire, from Brandt. Compare Brand.

Proper noun

Brandt (plural Brandts)

A surname from German.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Brandt is the 948^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36,613 individuals. Brandt is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

Barndt

Danish

Etymology

From German Brandt.

Proper noun

Brandt

a surname

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Brand in 1838-1857. Derived from brand (“place where something has burned down”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brɑnt/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Brandt
Rhymes: -ɑnt
Homophones: brant, brand, brandt, Brand

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Proper noun

Brandt n

a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

Contraction of given names containing the Germanic element *Brand-, -brand (“fire/ sword”) such as modern German Hildebrandt.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Proper noun

Brandt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brandts or (with an article) Brandt, feminine genitive Brandt, plural Brandts)

a surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Declension of Brandt [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Brandt	(eine)	(die)	Brandt	(die)	Brandts
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Brandts, Brandt¹	(einer)	(der)	Brandt	(der)	Brandts
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Brandt	(einer)	(der)	Brandt	(den)	Brandts
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Brandt	(eine)	(die)	Brandt	(die)	Brandts

¹With an article.