Given name & surname
Gaute
“a great man”
Gaute is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a great man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a great man.”
Gaute’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gaute shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Gauti. Gaute has a related form in Gautea. Gaute has a related form in Gautee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gaute has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gaute
- Gaute OrmåsenNorwegian singerborn 1983
- Gaute HeivollNorwegian writer and playwrightborn 1978
- Gaute NepstadNorwegian male curler and coachborn 1994
- Gaute StoraasNorwegian composer and jazz musician (born 1959)
- Gaute HelstrupNorwegian association football player and coachborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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