Bort (name)

Bort is an eastern Ashkenazi Jewish nickname for a man with a beard. It originates from the Yiddish word bord and the German Bart, which both mean 'beard'. It may also be connected to the Polish word borta, a loanword from the German borte meaning 'braid' or 'galloon'.

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