# Kort

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #84,436

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective kort (“short”).
* As a German surname, pet form of Konrad.
* As a Jewish surname, via Polish from Yiddish קאָרט (kort, “cord”), ultimately from the root of English cord.
* Also as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאַרטל (kartl, “card”), itself borrowed from German Karte.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kort