Given name
Jytte
“jewess”·“woman from Judea”
In Danish use, Jytte is an affectionate form of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Danish use, Jytte is an affectionate form of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Danish use, Jytte is an affectionate form of Judith. An origin associated with Judith is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish use, Jytte is used as a form of Jutte.
Jytte’s family of names
Jytte is an affectionate form of Judith. In Danish usage, Jytte shares a linguistic root with the German form Jutta. Jytte is a form of Jutte.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Jytte
- Ritt BjerregaardDanish politician1941–2023
- Jytte AbildstrømDanish actress (1934–2025)
- Jytte GutelandSwedish politician and MP in the European Parliamentborn 1979
- Jytte HildenDanish politicianborn 1942
- Yutte StensgaardDanish actressborn 1946
- Jytte Hansenswimmer (1932-2015)
- Jytte AndersenDanish politicianborn 1942
- Jytte RexDanish artist and film director (born 1942)
- Jytte-Merle BöhrnsenGerman actressborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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