Meaning & origin
What it means
As a south German surname, Herdt goes back to a word meaning “hard.”
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Where it comes from
Herdt has more than one origin: as a south German surname, it comes from German; as a Dutch surname, it goes back to a word meaning “stag”.
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Herdt’s family of names
In German usage, Herdt as a surname has a related form in Haerdle. In German usage, Herdt as a surname has a related form in HARTL. In German usage, Herdt as a surname has a related form in HARTLE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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