Bort (name)

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Bort Name Meaning & Bort Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.