Wertheim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wertheim.

Proper noun

Wertheim (plural Wertheims)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

German

Wertheim in the 17th century

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈveːɐ̯thaɪ̯m]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Wert‧heim

Proper noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Wertheim [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Wertheim
genitive	des	Wertheims, Wertheim1
dative	dem	Wertheim
accusative	das	Wertheim

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Wertheimer
  • Wertheimerin

Related terms

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

Proper noun

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

Declension

Declension of Wertheim [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Wertheim	(eine)	(die)	Wertheim	(die)	Wertheims
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Wertheims, Wertheim1	(einer)	(der)	Wertheim	(der)	Wertheims
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Wertheim	(einer)	(der)	Wertheim	(den)	Wertheims
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Wertheim	(eine)	(die)	Wertheim	(die)	Wertheims

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Wertmann, Wertmüller