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Hart

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Type Surname (from nickname & from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. HAHRT
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Meaning & History

Means "male deer". It was originally acquired by a person who lived in a place frequented by harts, or bore some resemblance to a hart.

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Other Languages & CulturesHjort(Danish) Hirsch, Hersch, Herschel, Hirschel(German) Hjort(Swedish)

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animals, word names
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Entry updated May 31, 2018

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