Dorte (name)

Dorte (and its variants Dorthe and Dort(h)ea) is a feminine given name which is mostly used in Denmark. The name is the Danish variant of Greek given name Dorothea and is a combination of the words gift and god. Its German variant is Dörte and its English version is Dorothy.

Notable people with the name are as follows:

First name

 * Dorte Bennedsen (1938–2016), Danish theologian and politician
 * Dorte Christensen, Danish cricket player
 * Dorte Christiansen, Danish cricket player
 * Dorte Dahlin (born 1955), Danish artist
 * Dorte Ekner (born 1951), Danish tennis player
 * Dorte Hammershøi, Danish academic
 * Dorte Jensdatter (1672–1722), Danish murder victim
 * Dorte Jensen (born 1972), Danish sailor
 * Dorte Dalum Jensen (born 1978), Danish football player
 * Dorte Juul Jensen (born 1957), Danish scientist
 * Dorte Kjær (born 1964), Danish badminton player
 * Dorte Lohse (born 1971), Danish road cyclist
 * Dorte Mandrup (born 1961), Danish architect
 * Dorte Olesen (born 1948), Danish mathematician
 * Dorte Rasmussen, multiple people

Middle name

 * Ann-Dorte Christensen, Danish academic
 * Anne Dorte Michelsen (born 1958), Danish musical artist
 * Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (1947–2014), Danish noble

Dörte

 * Dörte Gatermann (born 1956), German architect
 * Dörte Haftendorn (born 1948), German mathematician
 * Dörte Hansen (born 1964), German linguist, journalist and writer
 * Dörte Helm, also Dorothea Helm, (1898–1941), German painter and graphic designer
 * Dörte Lindner (born 1974), German diver
 * Dörte Stüdemann (born 1964), German volleyball player
 * Dörte Thümmler (born 1971), German gymnast
 * Dörte von Westernhagen (born 1943), German writer
 * Dörte Clara Wolff, known as Dodo (painter) (1907–1998), German painter and illustrator