Urte

Urte is a female first name occurring mainly in Germany.

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 Juodvalkyte (Lithuanian road cyclist)
• Urte Kazakeviciute (Lithuania swimmer)
• Urte Pautz (Author and academic; see https://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-ca&field-author=Urte%20Pautz&page=1)
• Urte Sejûnaite (Actress; see https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1991570/)

Other instances

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

• Urte ilunak (Movie; see https://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)

See also

• http://www.baby-vornamen.de/Maedchen/U/Ur/Urte/