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Urte is a female first name occurring mainly in Germany.

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Origin and meaning of the name

The origin and meaning of Urte is uncertain, but there are at least six theories:

  • It comes from Baltic and means handy with a sword
  • It is a Basque form of Ruth
  • It is from the Danish word for herbs
  • It is a modification of Urd
  • It is a Baltic short form of Dorothea
  • It is a short form of Ortrud

    • Given names

  • Urte Blankenstein (Actress; see de:Urte Blankenstein and http://imdb.com/name/nm1779155/)
  • Urte Pautz (Author and academic; see http://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-ca&field-author=Urte%20Pautz&page=1)
  • Urte Sejûnaite (Actress; see http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1991570/)

    • Other instances

    Urte is also a common noun in Basque meaning "year":

  • Urte ilunak (Movie; see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105705/)
  • 25 Kantu Urte (Album of songs recorded in 1996 by the Basque group Oskorri; see http://www.rambles.net/oskorri_25kantu96.html)

    • References

    Urte Wikipedia
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