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Mette
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mette
Danish
da:
Etymology
Contraction of da Merete, from da Margrethe Margaret.
Pronunciation
da /ˈmɛtə/ [ˈmɛd̥ə]
da Mette.ogg
da mætte
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Usage notes
Popular in Denmark from the 1960s to the 1980s.
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 52 922 females with the given name Mette 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 19 May 2011.
Finnish
Etymology
From fi da Mette.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Me tt t ä
Statistics
dvv_20250813 2089 403 257 1
German
de:
Etymology
From de gmh mettī, from de goh mattina, a borrowing of de la-lat mattina from Classical Latin la (laudēs) mātūtīnae morning (praise).
Pronunciation
de /ˈmɛtə/
de De-Mette.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
Matins
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Christmette
Further reading
de Christianity
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no female of Danish origin