Urte
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Urte is a female first name occurring mainly in Germany. (This article is based on the one from http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urte)
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[edit] 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
[edit] Given names
- Urte Blankenstein (Actress; see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urte_Blankenstein and http://imdb.com/name/nm1779155/)
- Urte Pautz (Author and academic; see http://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-ca&field-author=Urte%20Pautz&page=1)
- Urte Sejûnaite (Actress; see http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1991570/)
[edit] Other instances
- Urte ilunak (Movie; see http://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)
