Given name & surname

Zwart

“dark, swarthy”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zwart goes back to a word meaning “dark, swarthy.”

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Where it comes from

Zwart comes from Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Zwart’s family of names

In Dutch usage, Zwart as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form SCHWARZ.

Walk Zwart’s family in the name graph

ZwartSchwarz

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Zwart, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Frisian

Zwaag

“cattle pasture”

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Dutch

Swart

“dark-haired, dark-skinned, swarthy”

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Dutch

Abt

Abt is a surname from German. It is used in English and Czech.

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Dutch

Van Wart

Van Wart is a surname from Dutch.

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Dutch

Barnhart

Barnhart is a surname with more than one origin.

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Dutch

Zwolle

“elevated place”

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Dutch

Sant

Sant is a surname with more than one origin.

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80% boys · 20% girls

Dutch

Garst

“hoe, mattock”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Zwart’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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