Birte
Birte (also Birthe ) is a female given name.
origin
Contrary to popular belief, this name does not come from the Celtic , but is the Swedish and Danish form of Birgit . An etymological connection to Brigitte ( the sublime ) does not actually exist, but is often assumed.
The meaning of the name is unclear if one disregards any connection to Birgit , possibly Swedish for more recently .
name day
July 23 , derived from Birgit ( Birgitta of Sweden ).
variants
Birthe, Birte, Byrthe
Well-known namesake
Birte
- Birte Baumgardt (* 1984), German voice actress
- Birte Berg (* 1958), Danish actress
- Birte Englich (1968–2019), German social psychologist
- Birte Förster (* 1973), German historian and university professor
- Birte Glang (* 1980), German actress
- Birte Hanusrichter (* 1979), German actress and musician
- Birte Karalus (* 1966), German journalist and presenter
- Birte Kretschmer (* 1970), German actress and radio play speaker
- Birte Leest (* 1979), German actress
- Birte Meier (* 1971), German investigative journalist and television author
- Birte Schnöink (* 1984), German actress
- Birte Schrein (* 1969), German actress and theater educator
- Birte Steven (* 1980), German swimmer
- Birte Thimm (* 1987), German national basketball player
- Birte Weigang (* 1968), German swimmer
- Birte Wentzek (* 1983), German actress
Birthe
- Birthe Gerken (* 1981), German actress
- Birthe Hegstad (* 1966), Norwegian soccer player
- Birthe Kundrus (* 1963), German historian
- Birthe Neumann (* 1947), Danish actress
- Birthe Wolter (* 1981), German actress
Web links
Wiktionary: Birte - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations