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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Bold adviser

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Kort

Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch : nickname for a short person, from Dutch kort ‘short’.
  • German : from a pet form of the personal name Konrad.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a weaver or cloth dealer, from Polish or Yiddish kort ‘cord’.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : nickname for a gambler, from Yiddish kort ‘card’.

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