Morten

morten mörten English Etymology en da,no Morten. Proper noun en male Danish,Norwegian. en. Derived terms en Mortenson Anagrams en emnort meront termon Merton Monter Ermont tormen Mentor Termon mentor metron montre Danish Etymology Medieval vernacular form of da Martin, first recorded in Denmark in the 14th century. Cognate with sv Mårten. Proper noun da proper noun da male Related terms da Martin and its variants (surname) da Mortensen References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 39 140 males with the given name Morten have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on May 9th, 2011. Norwegian Bokmål no Morten Etymology nb da Morten, a vernacular form of da Martin, from nb la Martīnus of Mars, dedicated to Mars, from nb la martinus of Mars, martial, from nb la Mārs Mars (genitive la Martis), the name of the Roman god of war. Compare sv Mårten, nl Maarten and en Martin. Pronunciation nb /ˈmɔr.tən/ [ˈmɔʈn̩] nb ɔrtən 2 nb Mor ten Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Danish < Latin Martin Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Morten is 11 November, shared with nb Martin and nb Martine. nb Morten had a popularity peak in Norway in the 1970s. Derived terms nb Mortensen patronymic surname nb Mortensdatter patronymic surname Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 22,036 men in Norway had nb Morten as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.10501: Persons, by year and first name 2025, Statistics Norway. References Gulbrand Alhaug, “Morten”, in Store norske leksikon, last updated 28 May 2024. Gulbrand Alhaug, “Martin”, in Store norske leksikon, last updated 28 May 2024. “Morten”, in Nordic Names.