Hart.
An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname from Middle English hert (“stag, hart”).
Meaning & usage
An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname from Middle English hert (“stag, hart”).
A surname from Irish anglicised from the Irish Ó hAirt (“descendant of a person named Bear or Champion”) (see Old Irish art (“bear”))
A village and civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4735).
A local government district in northeastern Hampshire, England.
A tributary of the River Whitewater in Hampshire and ultimately of the Thames; in full, the River Hart.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Oceana County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Winona County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Macon County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Castro County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hart Township.
A locality in the Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia.
A locality in Wakefield Regional council area, Mid North region, South Australia.
Where this word comes from
* As an English and north/Low German surname, from the noun hart (“stag”). * As a German surname, variant of Hardt. * As a Jewish/Yiddish and Dutch surname, from derivatives of *hertā (“heart”), *hard(ī) (“hard”), or *herut (“stag”), or converged senses of them. These senses are also translated from other languages such as French Francoeur, Jolicoeur, Vadeboncoeur, and Native American (Cheyenne) Homa'ehesta, from homa'e (“beaver”) + hesta (“heart”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hAirt (“descendant of Art”), from the noun art (“bear”). Compare Hartin.
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