Hersh

H4E1R1S1H4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginYiddish הירש ← Middle High German hirz ← Old High German hiruz →
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Meanings

proper nounHersh (plural Hershes)

plural Hershes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*herutaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*herut
  3. Old High Germanhiruz
  4. Middle High Germanhirz
  5. Yiddishהירש“deer”
  6. EnglishHersh

Borrowed from Yiddish הירש (hirsh, “deer”), from Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare hart.

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APA

Hersh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hersh

MLA

“Hersh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hersh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hersh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hersh.

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