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 [ 2 syll. her-(t)ha, he-r-tha ] The girl name Hertha is pronounced HHERTHah KEY. Hertha's language of origin is English and Germanic. It is predominantly used in English and German. From English and Germanic roots, its meaning is 'strong, bold' - in this context, Hertha is usually used in the German language. Nerthus (Latinized) is an older form of the name. Nerthus or Nertha was a Teutonic goddess of fertility mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus; a misreading resulted in the spelling Hertha. The name was first adopted by the English speakers in the 19th century. A variant of Hertha is Herta (English and German). Hertha is a variant of Eartha (English). Hertha is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1902, 0.012% of baby girls were named Hertha. It was #577 in rank then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. Within all girl names in its family, Hertha was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Hertha include Herta (English and German), Harita (Indian), Harriet (English), Harriett (English), Harriette (English), Harriot (English), Harriott (English), Hariet (English), and Harrietta (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Hertha: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
