Throughout the world, Erthe (Jard 
, Erthe 
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name Erthe is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is a very rare male name, Philippines, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, the United States, and China. More frequently, Erthe is the last name as well as the forename.