Given name & surname

Swart

“dark-haired, dark-skinned, swarthy”

Swart is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Swart goes back to a word meaning “dark-haired, dark-skinned, swarthy.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Swart comes from Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Swart’s family of names

In English usage, Swart as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with SCHWARTZ. In English usage, Swart as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form SCHWARZ. In English usage, Swart as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with SCHWARZ.

Walk Swart’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Sibling ideas

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