Ditte

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Danish diminutive of EDITH or DOROTHEA.

EDITH   female   English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "wealth, fortune" and gyð "war". It was popular among Anglo-Saxon royalty, being borne for example by Saint Eadgyeth;, the daughter of King Edgar the Peaceful. The name remained common after the Norman conquest. It became rare after the 15th century, but was revived in the 19th century.
DOROTHEA   female   German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god". Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.
FULL FORMS
DANISH: Dorete, Dorothea, Dorte, Dorthe, Edith
EQUIVALENTS
ANGLO-SAXON: Eadgyð
CROATIAN: Dora, Dorotea, Doroteja, Edita, Tea
CZECH: Dorota, Edita
DANISH: Dorit, Ea, Tea, Thea
DUTCH: Dora, Dorothea, Edith
ENGLISH: Dee, Dodie, Dollie, Dolly, Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Dorinda, Dorine, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dortha, Dorthy, Dory, Dot, Dottie, Dotty, Edie, Edith, Edytha, Edythe, Thea
FINNISH: Dorotea, Tea, Teija, Tiia
FRENCH: Dorothée, Édith
GERMAN: Dorothea, Edith, Thea
HUNGARIAN: Dóra, Dorina, Dorka, Dorottya, Edit
ITALIAN: Dorotea
LATE GREEK: Dorothea
LITHUANIAN: Dorotėja, Edita, Urtė
LOW GERMAN: Dörthe
MACEDONIAN: Doroteja
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Eda
NORWEGIAN: Dorothea, Ea, Edith, Tea, Thea
POLISH: Dorota, Dosia, Edyta
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Dorotéia
PORTUGUESE: Doroteia, Edite
SERBIAN: Dora, Doroteja
SLOVAK: Dorota, Edita
SLOVENE: Doroteja, Edita, Tea, Teja
SPANISH: Dora, Dorotea
SWEDISH: Dorotea, Ea, Edit, Edith, Tea, Thea
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Doretta, Dorita
SPANISH: Dorita
MASCULINE FORMS
GREEK: Dorotheos
LATE GREEK: Dorotheos
LATE ROMAN: Dorotheus
RUSSIAN: Dorofei, Dorofey
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Doria, Edison