Wertheim

Borrowed from German Wertheim.

Wertheim (plural Wertheims)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wertheim is the 33499^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 681 individuals. Wertheim is most common among White (97.8%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wertheim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

By surface analysis, Wert (“worth, value”) +‎ Heim (“home”). The old town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main. The first element of the name is assumed to be related to terms like Werder, Werth, Wörth, referring to a river island.

• IPA^(key): [ ˈveːɐ̯thaɪ̯m]

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• Hyphenation: Wert‧heim

Wertheim n (proper noun, genitive Wertheims or (optionally with an article) Wertheim)

1. a town in Main-Tauber-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Wertheimer
  • Wertheimerin

• Werther, Wertingen, Wörthsee, Wörthersee, Würzburg
• Grafenwerth, Kaiserswerth, Nonnenwerth, Donauwörth
• Bensheim, Budenheim, Hartheim, Steinheim

Wertheim m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wertheims or (with an article) Wertheim, feminine genitive Wertheim, plural Wertheims)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

• Wertmann, Wertmüller