The hart Surname
hart Name Meaning and History
- English and North German: from a personal name or nickname meaning ‘stag’, Middle English hert, Middle Low German hërte, harte.
- German: variant spelling of Hardt 1 and 2.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name or a nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAirt ‘descendant of Art’, a byname meaning ‘bear’, ‘hero’. The English name became established in Ireland in the 17th century.
- French: from an Old French word meaning ‘rope’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker or a hangman.
- Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch hart, hert ‘hard’, ‘strong’, ‘ruthless’, ‘unruly’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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