Mette

Danish

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Etymology

Contraction of Merete, from Margrethe (“Margaret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛtɘ/, [ˈmɛd̥ɘ]

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• Homophone: mætte

Proper noun

Mette

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• Popular in Denmark from the 1960s to the 1980s.

References

• [1] 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.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Danish Mette.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmetːe]
• Hyphenation: Met‧te

Proper noun

Mette

1. A female given name, rare in Finland.

Declension

Declension of Mette (type nalle) singular plural nominative Mette Metet genitive Meten Mettejen Mettein1 partitive Metteä Mettejä accusative Mette Meten Metet inessive Metessä Meteissä elative Metestä Meteistä illative Metteen Metteihin adessive Metellä Meteillä ablative Meteltä Meteiltä allative Metelle Meteille essive Mettenä Metteinä translative Meteksi Meteiksi instructive – Mettein abessive Metettä Meteittä comitative – Metteineen 1) Rare.

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German

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Noun

Mette f (genitive Mette, plural Metten)

1. Matins

Derived terms

• Christmette

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Mette

1. A female given name of Danish origin.