Horst

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See also: horst and hörst

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German and Dutch Horst.

Proper noun

Horst (plural Horsts)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Horst is the 3831st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9245 individuals. Horst is most common among White (96.3%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Limburg) First attested as horst in 1275. Derived from Middle Dutch horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
  • (Gelderland) First attested as horsterbosch around 1450. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Horst in 1697. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
  • (Flevoland) Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

The surname derives from one of the senses of horst or from one of the toponyms.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Horst n

  1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
    Synonym: Dreumelrijk (Carnival nickname)
  2. A hamlet in Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands
  3. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands
  4. A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
  5. a surname

Derived terms

References

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

German

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German hurst, from Old High German hurst, from Proto-West Germanic *hursti. The modern vowel is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German horst). Cognate to Dutch horst, English hurst.

Alternative forms

Noun

Horst m (strong, genitive Horstes or Horsts, plural Horste)

  1. the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie
  2. (literary) bush; thicket; small forest
  3. (short for Fliegerhorst) military airport; air force base
  4. (geology) horst
    Synonym: Horstscholle
Declension
Declension of Horst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Horst die Horste
genitive eines des Horstes, Horsts der Horste
dative einem dem Horst, Horste1 den Horsten
accusative einen den Horst die Horste

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: horst
  • → French: horst

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly related to the common noun (etymology 1). First used in an 18th-century play, taken into regular use in the 19th century, popular after 1920, now rare for a child. Compare etymology 3.

Proper noun

Horst m (proper noun, strong, genitive Horsts)

  1. a male given name

Etymology 3

From the name, which has come to be regarded as dated and “uncool”.

Noun

Horst m (strong, genitive Horstes, plural Horste)

  1. (colloquial, youth slang) loser; nerd; idiot
    Alter, du bist so ein Horst!
    Mate, you're such an idiot!
Declension
Declension of Horst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Horst die Horste
genitive eines des Horstes der Horste
dative einem dem Horst, Horste1 den Horsten
accusative einen den Horst die Horste

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Horst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Horst” in Duden online
  • “Horst” in Duden online
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