Brandt

See also: brandt

English

Etymology

From German Brandt.

Proper noun

Brandt (plural Brandts)

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brandt is the 948th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36,613 individuals. Brandt is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From German Brandt.

Proper noun

Brandt

  1. a surname

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Brand in 1838-1857. Derived from brand (“place where something has burned down”).

See also Limburgish Brandj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Brandt
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt
  • Homophones: brand, brandt, Brand

Proper noun

Brandt n

  1. A hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

Contraction of given names containing the Germanic element Brand-, -brand ("fire/ sword") such as modern German Hildebrandt.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Brandt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brandts or (with an article) Brandt, feminine genitive Brandt, plural Brandts)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Declension
Declension of Brandt [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Brandt (eine) (die) Brandt (die) Brandts
genitive (eines) (des) Brandts, Brandt1 (einer) (der) Brandt (der) Brandts
dative (einem) (dem) Brandt (einer) (der) Brandt (den) Brandts
accusative (einen) (den) Brandt (eine) (die) Brandt (die) Brandts

1With an article.

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