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Hertha

Hertha

See also: herða

English

Proper noun

Hertha

  1. A female given name occasionally borrowed from German around 1900.

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Danish

Proper noun

Hertha

  1. A female given name borrowed from Germany.

German

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Proper noun

Hertha

  1. A female given name popular at the turn of the 20th century.

Etymology

Invented in 19th century Germany from a misreading of Nerthus, name of an earth goddess in Germania (98 B.C.) by Tacitus; explained as "earth"; likely akin to Old Norse Njǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *nerþuz ("vital power").

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