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Hertz (name)
Hertz is an Anglicized name of German origin, with 'herz' literally meaning 'heart' in English. This alternate spelling of 'Herz' with an additional 't' primarily arose during the 19th and 20th Centuries as German-speaking immigrants travelled to English-dominant regions like North America. 'Hertz' was easier to pronounce in English, and approximated the proper German pronuonciation of the word. It is primarily a surname but it has also been used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alfred Hertz (1872–1942), German musician * Arne Hertz (born 1939), Swedish racer * Carl Hertz (1859–1924), American performer * Carl Hellmuth Hertz (aka Carl Helmut Hertz) (1920–1990), German-born medical researcher * Carmen Hertz (born 1945), Chilean lawyer and politician * Fanny Hertz (1830–1908), German-born British educationalist and feminist * Garnet Hertz (born 1973), Canadian artist, designer and academic * Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887–1975), German physicist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
