The korte Surname
korte Name Meaning and History
- Dutch and North German: nickname for a short person, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kort ‘short’.
- German (Körte): Westphalian variant of the personal name Kurt.
- German: from Sorbian khort ‘hunting dog’, hence possibly a nickname for someone resembling the animal in some way or for someone who kept hunting dogs.
- Hungarian (Körte): from körte ‘pear’, a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Korte Family in St. Louis |
 ohartigan1
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| TRYING TO FIND HISTORY ON MY FAMILY | BETH CLARK (KORTE) | 3 |
| Fr Alexander Korte | Ann | 6 |
| Korte's in Cincinnati,Ohio |
THaste
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| South African Korte's | Tracey | 1 |
| Korte in Germany, Illinois |
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| Herman J. Korte of St. Louis, Missouri | Dawn Ruark | 3 |
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| William H. Korte Obituary - Germany & Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa |
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| Hanover, Germany Korte | korte | 8 |
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