Horst
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German and Dutch Horst.
Proper noun[edit]
Horst (plural Horsts)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Horst is the 3831st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9245 individuals. Horst is most common among White (96.3%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- (Limburg) First attested as horst in 1275. Derived from Middle Dutch horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
- (Gelderland) First attested as horsterbosch around 1450. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Horst in 1697. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
- (Flevoland) Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of horst or from one of the toponyms.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Horst n
- A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Dreumelrijk (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.
- a surname
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “horst”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German hurst, from Old High German hurst, from Proto-West Germanic *hursti. The modern vocalism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German horst). Cognate to Dutch horst, English hurst.
Noun[edit]
Horst m (strong, genitive Horstes or Horsts, plural Horste)
- the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie
- (literary) bush; thicket; small forest
- (short for Fliegerhorst) military airport; air force base
- (geology) horst
- Synonym: Horstscholle
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Etymology 2[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly related to the common noun (etymology 1). First used in an 18th-century play, taken into regular use in the 19th century, popular after 1920, now rare for a child. Compare etymology 3.
Proper noun[edit]
Horst m (proper noun, strong, genitive Horsts)
- a male given name
Etymology 3[edit]
From the name, which has come to be regarded as dated and “uncool”.
Noun[edit]
Horst m (strong, genitive Horstes, plural Horste)
- (colloquial, youth slang) loser; nerd; idiot
- Alter, du bist so ein Horst!
- Mate, you're such an idiot!
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- nl:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
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