Given name
Vetle
“one-year-old bear”
Vetle is a masculine given name from Old Norse, meaning “one-year-old bear.” It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
Vetle’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Vetle has a related form in Vetlide. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Vetle has a related form in Vetterlide.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
People named Vetle
- Vetle Sjåstad ChristiansenNorwegian biathleteborn 1992
- Vetle VinjeNorwegian rower and geophysicistborn 1962
- Vetle Walle EgeliNorwegian footballer (born 2004)
- Vetle Lid LarssenNorwegian journalist and writerborn 1960
- Vetle DragsnesNorwegian footballerborn 1994
- Vetle AuklendNorwegian association football playerborn 2005
- Vetle Eck AgaNorwegian handball playerborn 1993
- Vetle Bergsvik ThornNorwegian triathleteborn 1999
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