Bort (name)
Appearance
Bort is an eastern Ashkenazi Jewish nickname for a man with a beard.[1] It originates from the Yiddish word bord and the German Bart, which both mean 'beard'. It may also be connected to the Polish word borta, a loanword from the German borte meaning 'braid' or 'galloon'.[2][1]
People
[edit]Notable people with the name include:
- Eberhard Bort (1954–2017), writer, academic and traditional music activist
- Eduardo Bort (1948–2020), Spanish musician
- Joan Barreda Bort (born 1983), Spanish motorcycle racer
- Léon Teisserenc de Bort (1855–1913), French scientist
- Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort (1814–1892), French writer and politician
- Vitaliy Bort, Ukrainian politician
See also
[edit]- Barbara Borts, American-born rabbi
- George Herbert Borts, American economist
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
- ^ "Bort Name Meaning & Bort Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.