Malte - Meaning of Malte

What does Malte mean?

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[ 2 syll. mal-te, ma-lte ] The baby boy name Malte is pronounced in German as MAAL-Tah †. Malte is of Germanic origin. It is used mainly in the German and Scandinavian languages. It is a 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 derivative of Malte is the Scandinavian Malthe.

See also the related categories, protection, german, scandinavian, and helmet.

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 and the name Miltea.

† Pronunciation for Malte: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"