Brandt
See also: brandt
English
Etymology
German and Alemannic German surname for someone who lived in an area cleared by fire, from Brandt. Compare Brand.
Proper noun
Brandt (plural Brandts)
- 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
Proper noun
Brandt
- 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
Proper noun
Brandt n
- 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)
- 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.