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'.
People
Notable people with the name include:- Eberhard Bort, writer, academic and traditional music activist
- Eduardo Bort, Spanish musician
- Joan Barreda Bort, Spanish motorcycle racer
- Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French scientist
- Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort, French writer and politician
- Vitaliy Bort, Ukrainian politician