The kort Surname
kort Name Meaning and History
- Dutch: nickname for a short person, from Dutch kort ‘short’.
- German: from a pet form of the personal name Konrad.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a weaver or cloth dealer, from Polish or Yiddish kort ‘cord’.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a gambler, from Yiddish kort ‘card’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Family history |
 innafayngersh
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| Kort & (female) Duchow |
RLotts22
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| Hendrik Kort or Henry Short | Peggy Dolan | 2 |
| Christian KORT |
richard_vanwagenen
| 1 |
| Boehlke |
KariAnnBrown
| 0 |
| Boehlke |
KariAnnBrown
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| search for Adriane Johanna (Jeanne) de Kort |
HenkSmit81
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| Henry Kort |
jjcat
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DavidPenke67
| 2 |
| christian kort | rich van wagenen | 1 |
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