Origin and popularity of the name HERZ

Origin

Herz : 1: German: from a personal name derived from a short form of the various ancient Germanic compound names with the first element hard ‘hardy brave strong’.2: German: nickname for a stout-hearted or kind-hearted individual from Middle High German herze ‘heart’.3: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Herz ‘heart’ Yiddish harts.4: Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Herts which is from Middle High German hir(t)z ‘deer hart’ (see Hirsch).5: Germanized form of Sorbian Herc: occupational name for a player or musician from Upper Sorbian herc ‘player musician fiddler’. Compare Hertz.

Herzberg : 1: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of numerous places called Herzberg.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial compound name from German Herz ‘heart’ + Berg ‘hill’.

Herzfeld : 1: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places called Herzfeld or Herzfelde mostly in northern German.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German Herz ‘heart’ + Feld ‘field’.

Trueheart : Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Treuherz: nickname (or as a Jewish surname an artificial name) composed of German treu ‘true faithful’ + Herz ‘heart’.

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