Ute (first name)

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Ute is a female given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

Ute is a female given name of Old High German origin. The original form is (older) Oda or (younger) Uota . The name is derived from ot "possession, inheritance".

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The name Ute was hardly used in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Then in the thirties it became more and more popular. In the fifties and early sixties the name was a few times among the ten most common female first names of the respective year. Its popularity declined sharply in the early 1970s. The name has hardly been used since the mid-eighties.

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Well-known namesake

Single name

First name

A.

B.

  • Ute Badura (* 1957), German film author, camerawoman and director
  • Ute Bales (* 1961), German writer
  • Ute Bartelt (* ≈1975), German archaeologist for prehistory and early history
  • Ute Meta Bauer (* 1958), founding director of the Center for Contemporary Art in Singapore
  • Ute Baum (* 1937), German literary scholar and translator
  • Ute Baum (* 1970), German opera singer (soprano)
  • Ute Baur-Timmerbrink (* 1946), Austrian child of the occupation
  • Ute Behrend (* 1961), German photographer
  • Ute Berg , b. Fischer (* 1953), German politician (SPD)
  • Ute Berling (* 1957), German pop singer
  • Ute Bertram (* 1961), German banking specialist and politician (CDU)
  • Ute Blaich (1939–2004), German editor, publisher and children's book author
  • Ute Bock (1942–2018), Austrian educator, refugee helper and human rights activist
  • Ute Bönnen (* 1957), German journalist and documentary film director
  • Ute Boy (1938-2014), German actress and television announcer
  • Ute Bress (* 1936), German politician (FDP)
  • Ute Bromberger (1937–2004), German journalist and former head of NDR women's radio
  • Ute Brucker (* 1967), German television journalist and presenter
  • Ute Brückner (* 1959), German swimmer
  • Ute Büchter-Römer (* 1946), professor at the Institute for Music Education at the University of Cologne

C.

D.

  • Ute Daniel (* 1953), German historian
  • Ute Deichmann (* 1951), German science historian and biologist
  • Ute Diehl (* 1944), German director, producer and screenwriter
  • Ute Dix , married. Zillmann (* 1955), German speed skater
  • Ute Dreckmann (* 1950), German politician (FDP)

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H

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K

L.

  • Ute Langanky (* 1957), German painter and photographer
  • Ute Langenau (* 1966), German volleyball player
  • Ute Lauterbach (* 1955), German non-fiction author
  • Ute Lawrentz (*?), German journalist and television presenter
  • Ute Lemper (* 1963), German musical artist, chanson singer and actress
  • Ute Leukert (* 1954), German poet, theologian and women's and civil rights activist
  • Ute Liepold (* 1965), Austrian director and author
  • Ute Lix (* 1965), German middle-distance runner
  • Ute Lubosch (* 1953), German actress
  • Ute Luig (* 1944), German ethnologist
  • Ute Lukasch (* 1961), German politician (Die Linke)

M.

N

  • Ute Naue , also: Ute Großmann, Ute Naue-Müller (* 1960), German visual artist
  • Ute Nestler , married. Kühne (* 1960), German cross-country skier
  • Ute Niziak (* 1982), German biathlete
  • Ute Noack (* 1943), German swimmer
  • Ute Noack , married. Lindner (* 1961), German cross-country skier

O

  • Ute Oberhoffner (* 1961), German luge athlete
  • Ute Ohoven , b. Ute-Henriette Ulmer (* 1946), German UNESCO special envoy
  • Ute Osterkamp , married. Holzkamp-Osterkamp (* 1935), German psychologist

P

Q

  • Ute Quast (* 1934), German physician and non-fiction author

R.

  • Ute Rettler (* 1961), Director of the Federal Council
  • Ute Richter (* 1958), German javelin thrower
  • Ute Rohrbeck (* 1962), German actress, voice actress and radio play speaker
  • Ute Rührold , married. Klawonn (* 1954), German toboggan runner

S.

T

  • Ute Taedke (*?), German table tennis player
  • Ute Tauscher (* 1962), German pop singer; see Ute & Jean
  • Ute Thimm , b. Finger (* 1958), German athlete
  • Ute Tietje (* 1949), German journalist and author

V

  • Ute Verhoolen (1948–2013), German journalist, presenter and television announcer
  • Ute Verstegen (* 1970), German Christian archaeologist
  • Ute Vinzing (* 1936), German opera singer (soprano) and chamber singer
  • Ute Vogt (* 1964), German politician (SPD)
  • Ute Völker (* 1963), German accordionist of the new improvisational music

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  1. ↑ on "Popular first names"