Herzog

See also: herzog

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herzog.

Proper noun

Herzog (plural Herzogs)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Herzog is the 3239st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,146 people. Herzog is most common among white people (95.75%).

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German herzog, herzoge, from Old High German herizogo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌtsoːk/, [ˈhɛʁˌt͡soːk], [ˈhɛɐ̯ˌt͡soːk] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrˌtsɔx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Herzog m (strong, genitive Herzogs or Herzoges, plural Herzöge, feminine Herzogin)

  1. duke

Declension
Declension of Herzog [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Herzog die Herzöge
genitive eines des Herzogs, Herzoges der Herzöge
dative einem dem Herzog, Herzoge1 den Herzögen
accusative einen den Herzog die Herzöge

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Albanian: hercog
  • → Bulgarian: херцо́г (hercóg)
  • → Saterland Frisian: Härtsoch
  • → Georgian: ჰერცოგი (hercogi)
  • → Hungarian: herceg
  • → Latgalian: gercogs
  • → Latvian: hercogs
  • → Lithuanian: hercogas
  • → Luxembourgish: Herzog
  • → Ottoman Turkish: هرسك (hersek)
  • → Russian: ге́рцог (gércog)
  • → Translingual: Herzogiella
  • → Ukrainian: ге́рцог (hércoh)
  • → Saterland Frisian: Härtsoch
  • → Serbo-Croatian: Херцег

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Herzog.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhærˌtsoːχ/, /ˈhærtsoχ/, [ˈhæχˌt͡soːχ], [-t͡soχ]

Noun

Herzog m (plural Herzogen)

  1. duke
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