Dorst

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Dorst.

Proper noun

Dorst (plural Dorsts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorst is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Dorst is most common among White (92.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 482.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dorst in 1296. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Middle Dutch dorn (“thorn bush”) with collectivising suffix -t or from a Pre-Germanic toponym do not match with the oldest attestations. Compare Wijk bij Duurstede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔrst/

• dorst

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• Hyphenation: Dorst
• Rhymes: -ɔrst
• Homophone: dorst

Proper noun

Dorst n

1. A village in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Kattegat (Carnival nickname)

References

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