Given name
Gitte
“good”
Gitte is used as a given name. One Yiddish interpretation is “good.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Yiddish interpretation is “good.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Yiddish.
How it developed
In French usage, Gitte is a diminutive of Brigitte. Gitte is a short form of Brigitte.
Gitte’s family of names
In French usage, Gitte is a diminutive of Brigitte. In Danish usage, Gitte has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Gita. Gitte is a short form of Brigitte.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gitte has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Yiddish roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Gitte
- Gitte HænningDanish singer and film actressborn 1946
- Gitte MadsenDanish handball playerborn 1969
- Gitte SunesenDanish handball playerborn 1971
- Gitte Lillelund BechDanish politicianborn 1969
- Gitte AaenDanish handball playerborn 1981
- Gitte SeebergDanish politicianborn 1960
- Gitte KroghDanish association football playerborn 1977
- Gitte AndersenDanish footballerborn 1977
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