Jette

See also: jette

Danish

Originally a diminutive of Henriette.

Jette

[1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 27 767 females with the given name Jette have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

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Evolution of the writing
Year	Writing	Comment/Meaning^[1]
pre 1095	gatwa	A "gate", a hole, a passage made by (wild) water/rain. (cf. Flemish dialect "een jat kaffe : a cup coffee.)
1095	Jetta	Appears first as "Jetta" in old writings
1146	Getta	In old writings
1220	Jhet	In old writings
1389	Iette	In old writings
1435	Yette	In old writings
1659	Jette	"The lordships" of "the Castle of the Rivers" receive responsibility over the county Jette, under the name "Sint-Pieters-Jette"