Morten

See also: morten and mörten

English

Proper noun

Morten

1. A male given name, of Danish and Norwegian origin.
2. A surname.

Danish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of Martin, first recorded in Denmark in the 14th century. Cognate with Swedish Mårten.

Proper noun

Morten

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Martin and its variants
• (surname) Mortensen

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 39 140 males with the given name Morten have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on May 9th, 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Morten, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century.

Proper noun

Morten

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Martin
• Mortensen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 088 males with the given name Morten living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.