Given name & surname

Mote

“stronghold”

Mote is a surname from French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mote goes back to a word meaning “stronghold.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Mote comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mote’s family of names

In English usage, Mote as a surname has a related form in MOTT. In English usage, Mote as a surname has a related form in MOTTE.

Walk Mote’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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French

Morre

Morre is a surname from French.

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Occitan

Metge

Metge is a surname from French, ultimately from Occitan. It is used in English, French, and Catalan.

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Latin

Côté

Côté is a surname from Middle French, ultimately from Latin. It is used in French.

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French

Mollet

Mollet is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

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French

Mossey

Mossey is a surname, possibly from French.

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French

Maistre

Maistre is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

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French

Montville

Montville is a surname from French.

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French

Monsel

Monsel is a surname from French.

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mote’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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