Given name & surname
Urte
“that which has been”
Urte is a given name, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Urte possibly goes back to a word meaning “that which has been.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In German usage, Urte is a short form of Dorothea.
Urte’s family of names
In German usage, Urte is a short form of Dorothea. In German usage, Urte has a conventional equivalent in Herta. In German usage, Urte has a conventional equivalent in HORTA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Urte has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“descendant of Ruarc”
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“clearing, glade”
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“owl”
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