"Morten" meaning in English

See Morten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Morten. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|da,no|Morten}} Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Morten Head templates: {{en-prop}} Morten
  1. A male given name from Danish or Norwegian.
    Sense id: en-Morten-en-name-rwXQcK3p Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Morten-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mortenson
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