Morten - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Morten \m(o)-rten, mor-ten\ is a variant of Martin (Latin) and Morton (Old English), and the meaning of Morten is "dedicated to Mars; moor town".

The baby name Morten sounds like Marten, Marden, Martyn, Marton, Martenn, Merton and Murton. Other similar baby names are Gorten, Horten, Morgen and Morven.

Morten is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#39792 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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