Wort: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Wort – Meaning: an old word for a plant or herb – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: WERT


Wort is an Old English unisex name meaning “an old word for a plant or herb”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Wort

Meaning: An old word for a plant or herb.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Wort

Phonetic: WERT   IPA: /wɜːrt/

Popularity of Wort

Wort doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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