Mette is a female given name of Scandinavian origin. It is descended from the name

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

and is also considered a variant of

Matilda Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Mathilda (gastropod), ''Mathilda'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Mathildidae * Matilda (horse) (1824–1 ...

Notable people

Mette Abildgaard Mette Abildgaard Juulsager (born 12 October 1988) is a Danish politician and member of the Conservative People's Party. She has been a member of the Folketing in North Zealand greater constituency since 2015. She was chairwoman of the parlia ...

(born 1988), Danish politician * Mette Andersen (born 1974), Danish cyclist *Mette Marie Andersen (born 1962), birth name of Saliha Marie Fetteh, Danish writer, lecturer and imam * Mette Marie Astrup (1760–1834), Danish actress * Mette Bergmann (born 1962), Norwegian discus thrower *

Mette Bull Mette Marie Bull (née Wang; 31 January 1876 – 14 January 1946) was a Norwegian actress. Early life Mette Marie Wang was born on 31 January 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo) to merchant Hans Emanuel Wang (1839–1918) and Anne Kathrine Tandberg ...

(1876–1946), Norwegian actress * Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *

Mette Frederiksen Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been the Prime Minister of Denmark, prime minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Social Democrats (Denmark)#Leaders of the Social Democrats, leader of the Social Democr ...

(born 1977), Danish Prime Minister * Mette Henriette, Norwegian performing artist and composer *

Mette Jacobsen Mette Jacobsen (born 24 March 1973 in Nakskov) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, beginning in 1988. She won a total of 32 individual medals in inte ...

(born 1973), Danish swimmer *

Mette Lindberg Mette Lindberg (born 2 December 1983) is a Danish vocalist for psychedelic pop group The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, paired with songwriter/producer Lars Iversen. The band has produced three studio albums to date: ''Fruit In botany, a fruit is ...

(born 1983), vocalist for Danish psychedelic pop band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour *

Mette Madsen Mette Marie Madsen (née Fruensgaard; 3 July 1924 – 12 December 2015) was a Danish politician for the Venstre political party, autobiographer and writer. She was the minister representing the North Jutland constituency in the Folketing betwee ...

(1924–2015), Danish politician and writer *

Mette-Marit Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, , on 19 August 1973) is a member of the Norwegian royal family. She is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. A Norwegian commoner an ...

(born 1973), Crown Princess of Norway *

Mette Oxvang Mette Oxvang (born 2 December 1937) is a Danish athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 () ...

(born 1937), Danish high jumper *

Mette Pedersen Mette Viscovich (née Pedersen; born 30 September 1973) is a retired Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played ...

(born 1973), Danish badminton player *

Mette Reissmann Mette Reissmann (born 4 October 1963) is a Danish business lawyer, television host and politician. From 2011 to 2019 and again from 2022 she has been a member of the Folketing, elected for the Social Democrats. References See also * List ...

(born 1963), Danish politician *

Mette Schjoldager Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they be ...

(born 1977), Danish badminton player *

Mette Sørensen Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player. While competing in 2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as th ...

(born 1975), Danish badminton player *

Mette Towley Mette Towley (born May 31, 1991), known professionally as METTE or Mette Narrative; is an American dancer, actress and singer. Early life and education Towley was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, and raised in Severn, Maryland, and Alexandria, Minn ...

(born 1991), American singer, actress and dancer *

Mette Veiseth The Miss Norway (formerly known as "Frøken Norge") is a national beauty pageant in Norway The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History The Miss Norway was held for first time in 1950 by Dagbladet Mag ...

, Norwegian model, Miss Norway in 1987 *

Mette Warburg Mette Warburg (23 January, 1926 - 11 March, 2015) was a Danish eye specialist. Her specialist areas were pediatric ophthalmology and ophthalmic genetics. Biography Warburg was born in Copenhagen. Her father Erik was a notable cardiologist and her ...

(1926 - 2015), Danish eye specialist *

Mette Winge Mette Winge (5 January 1937 – 15 April 2022, Copenhagen) was a Danish writer, literary critic and director of cultural radio broadcasting at Danmarks Radio. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the novel ''Skrivejomfruen'' based on the lif ...

(1937–2022), Danish literary critic