Entry № 1653 · Danish, Greek origin

Mette Mette — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MET-eh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Danish, Greek
Meaning
"Pearl (Mette Frederiksen, Danish PM; Mette-Marit Crown Princess)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Danish)

A name that means "pearl (mette frederiksen, danish pm; mette-marit crown princess)".

Mette is the Danish and Norwegian short form of Margrethe — from the Greek margarites (pearl). **Mette Frederiksen (born 1977)** — **Danish politician; the youngest person and second woman ever to serve as Prime Minister of Denmark (2019-present); leader of the Social Democrats since 2015**. **Her 2021 enactment of a "zero asylum seekers" goal made Denmark's policy among the strictest in the EU and shaped the broader European center-left's immigration positioning**. **Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (born 1973)** — wife of Crown Prince Haakon since 2001; first commoner with a young son from a previous relationship to marry a European heir apparent in the modern era. **Mette Marie Lekfeldt** — Danish painter. **Mette Vestergaard** — Danish CEO of the Mary Foundation founded by Crown Princess Mary.

Featured throughout 2010s-2020s Scandinavian politics.

Pearl. Youngest Danish Prime Minister ever; Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

The name in its native script.

Mette
Transliteration
Mette
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɛ.tə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Mette stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Mette · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Mettes before her.

Real people
Mette Frederiksen
Danish Prime Minister.
born 1977
Crown Princess Mette-Marit
Crown Princess of Norway.
born 1973
In fiction
Mette
Various Scandinavian literature.

Names connected to Mette.

The number behind Mette.

6

The Nurturer

Mette reduces to six — the number of Danish pearl.

Why families chose this name.

"Danish pearl. Five letters. Mette."
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