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What does Morten mean?
Morten 
as a boys' name is of Latin and Old English origin, and Morten means "dedicated to Mars; moor town". Morten is an alternate form of Martin (Latin). Morten is also a derivative of Morton (Old English): place name.
STARTS WITH Mo-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, dedicated (faithful), moor
Variations
VARIANTS Martyn, Marton, Martijn, Martenn, Marten
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARTIN, MORTON Mart, Martel, Martell, Marti, Martie, Martino, Marty▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Morten Nolan (M.N.), ..
How popular is Morten?
Morten is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#36232 out of 150436, Top 24%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Martin (#272 FROM RECENT DATA), Mart, Martel, Martell, Marty and Morton are the popular related forms of Morten (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Usage of these forms of Morten was widespread in the 1880s (AVERAGE #1221) and is now significantly less (#1712, ▼79.6%), with versions like Morton falling out of fashion. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Morten is pronounced similarly to Merton▼ and Murton. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barten, Bolten, Borden, Colten, Corben, Coren, Cortes, Cortez, Cotten, Dorien, Dorren, Forden, Forteny (see Fortney), Gorden, Goren, Gorren, Gorten, Gorton, Horten, Horton, Jorden▼, Joren, Jorgen, Kolten▲, Koren, Kortes, Kortez, Loren▼, Lorren, Manten (see Manton), Marden, Mardon, Mardyn (see Marden), Marlen, Marsten, Marven, Merlen, Merven, Milten (see Milton), Monte▼, Montel, Montes, Montez, More, Morey, Morfin, Morfyn, Morgan▼, Morgen, Morgun, Moriel, Morlee, Morley, Morrel, Morrey, Morse, Mort, Mortimer, Morty, Mortymer, Morven, Morvyn, Mostyn, Normen, Norton, Porter▲, Soren▲, Toren, Torsten, Varten and Worden. These names tend to be more frequently used than Morten.
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