Save Type Surname (from nickname & from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɑɹt/(American English) /ˈhɑːt/(British English) [key·simplify] 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. Related NamesDetails RootheorotOther Languages & CulturesHjort(Danish) Hirsch, Hersch, Herschel, Hirschel(German) Hjort(Swedish) Categories American founding fathers, animals, bass guitarists, child actors, deer, drummers, English nouns, German words, isograms, word names