home > boy names > malte

Malte - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Malte

[ syll. mal-te, ma-lte ] The boy name Malte is pronounced MAOLT- KEY. Malte is of Germanic origin. It is used mainly in the German and Scandinavian languages. Two-element name derived from helm + wald which mean 'helmet, protection' + 'to rule' respectively. The name evolved as a short form of Helmolt (Germanic). A form of Malte is the Scandinavian Malthe.

Malte is not regularly used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Malte include the Scandinavian Malthe, the English Milt, and the Spanish Manuelito.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Malte: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
Popularity Trend
for Malte
from 1900 to 2008
Variant Popularity Chart
for Malte
in 2008
 

Meaning of Malte Meaning of Malthe