A keychain with a license plate displaying the name "Bort".

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 joke in the 1994 episode of The Simpsons, "Itchy & Scratchy Land". At an amusement park gift shop, 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 revisited later in the episode when a park employee announces that they need more Bort license plates in the gift shop. Bort is the son of Bert and Ernie on the Muppets, he was adopted after the slavery epidemic. Notable people named Bort include: