Hertha

See also: herða

English

Etymology

Invented in 19th-century Germany from a misreading of Nerthus, name of an earth goddess in Germania (98 B.C.) by Tacitus; explained as "earth"; likely akin to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse Njǫrðr, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *nerþuz (“vital power”).

Proper noun

Hertha

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from German around 1900.

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Hertha
• Finnish: Hertta (fi)
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• German: Hertha (de), Herta
• Swedish: Herta

Anagrams

• hearth

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Danish

Proper noun

Hertha

1. a female given name borrowed from Germany.

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German

Alternative forms

• Herta

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Hertha

1. a female given name popular at the turn of the 20th century.