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Danish
Etymology
Contraction of Benedikte. The feminine equivalent of Bent.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bente
- a female given name
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 33 327 females with the given name Bente have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 19th, 2011.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Danish Bente, from Benedikte.
Proper noun
Bente
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 587 females with the given name Bente living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.