Given name & surname · also German
Herzog
Herzog is a surname from German, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Original GermanHerzig
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Herzog comes from German, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Herzog, from Middle High German herzog, from Old High German herizogo, from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, built from Proto-West Germanic *hari + *togō.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Herzog’s family of names
In German usage, Herzog has a later derivative in HARTSOUGH. In German usage, Herzog as a surname has a related form in Hartoch. In German usage, Herzog as a surname has a related form in HARTOG.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
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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