Bort (name)
Bort is an English name meaning "fortified."[1] It is also an eastern Ashkenazic surname that refers to a man with a remarkable beard. It originates from the Yiddish word "bord" and the German "Bart," which both mean "beard." It may also originate from the Polish word "borta," a loanword from the German "borte" meaning "braid" or "galloon."[2][3]
The name was a running gag in the 1994 episode of The Simpsons, "Itchy & Scratchy Land". At an amusement park gift shop, an annoyed and disbelieving Bart is unable to find any merchandise with his name, finding "Bort" items instead. A young boy and a man nearby are both named Bort. The gag is seen later in the episode when a park employee announces that they need more Bort license plates in the gift shop. The gag is revisited in the 2017 episode "The Cad and the Hat", with more license plates for sale in a souvenir shop.
Notable people named Bort include:
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