Dorte: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Dorte – Meaning: gift of God – Origin: Danish (variant of Dorthe/Dorothea) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DOHR-teh


Dorte is a Danish (variant of Dorthe/Dorothea) girl's name meaning “gift of God”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.

Meaning & Origin of Dorte

Meaning: Gift of God.

Origin: Danish (variant of Dorthe/Dorothea).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Dorte

Phonetic: DOHR-teh   IPA: /ˈdɔːrtə/

Popularity of Dorte

Dorte doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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