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
- A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from German around 1900.
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Hertha
- a female given name borrowed from Germany.
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Hertha
- a female given name popular at the turn of the 20th century.
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