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Hertha.

a female given name, popular at the turn of the 20th century

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

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

Where this word comes from

Invented in 19th-century Germany from a misreading of Nerthus, name of a goddess in Germania (98 BCE) by Roman senator Tacitus. Nerthus is a Latinized form from a Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz, apparently cognate to Old Norse Njǫrðr.

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