Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
In mythological stories, Nerthus is associated with the goddess of fertility.
Nerthus’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Nerthus has a conventional equivalent in the German form Hertha. Nerthus has a related form in Nerthos. Nerthus has a related form in Nerthous.
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Nicknames & forms 2
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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