Werth
See also: werth
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Alemannic German or German Werth, possibly via other languages like French or Russian Верт (Vert)[1].
Proper noun
Werth (plural Werths)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Werth is the 8728th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3757 individuals. Werth is most common among White (95.34%) individuals.
References
- cf. Alexander Werth
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Werth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Anagrams
- threw
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Alemannic German or German Werth, also possibly via Russian Верт (Vert)[1]. In France, historically most prevalent in Haut-Rhin.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁt/
Proper noun
Werth m or f
- a French surname from Alemannic German
References
- cf. Nicolas Werth
- filae.com
Further reading
- Forebears
- filae.com
German
Noun
Werth m (strong, genitive Werthes or Werths, plural Werthe)
- Obsolete spelling of Wert which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.
Declension
Declension of Werth [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Werth | die | Werthe |
| genitive | eines | des | Werthes, Werths | der | Werthe |
| dative | einem | dem | Werth, Werthe1 | den | Werthen |
| accusative | einen | den | Werth | die | Werthe |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Descendants
- English: Werth
- French: Werth
- Russian: Верт (Vert)