Faroese

Proper noun

Herta f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Herta: Hertuson
• daughter of Herta: Hertudóttir

Declension

German

Proper noun

Herta

1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Hertha.

Swedish

Proper noun

Herta

1. A female given name, cognate to Hertha.

Old Dutch

Noun

herta n

1. heart

Declension

Descendants

• Dutch: hart

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Cognate with Old Frisian herte, Old English heorte (English heart), Old Dutch herta (Dutch hart), Old High German herza (German Herz), Old Norse hjarta (Swedish hjärta), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 ‎(hairtō). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek καρδία ‎(kardía), Latin cor, Welsh craidd, Russian се́рдце ‎(sérdce), Lithuanian širdis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrta/

Noun

herta n

1. heart
2. courage, will

Declension

Descendants

• Low German: Hart