Girl name Danish origin Christian Protestant tradition

Mette

MET-eh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
pearl;diminutive of Margrethe
Language
Danish
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian Protestant
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Danish
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Popularity over time

2016 rank#15593
2016 births6
Peak year2010
First appeared1959
Total US births68
2010 peak19591973198820022016
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Metti
Alternate spellings
Mette
In other languages
Margrethe (Danish)Margaret (English)

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Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway