Dorte

Dorte is a Danish feminine name, a contracted vernacular form of Dorothea, which derives from the Greek Dorothea, composed of the elements doron, meaning gift, and theos, meaning god, thus carrying the sense of gift of God. The name became established in Scandinavia through the veneration of Saint Dorothy, a fourth-century Christian martyr. Dorte remains primarily a Danish and Faroese name, closely related to the Norwegian and Swedish Dorte and Dorete, as well as the broader international forms Dorothy and Dorothea.