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

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

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 * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Mette Marit, Crown Princess of Norway *

Mette Pedersen Mette Viscovich (née Pedersen; born 30 September 1973) is a retired Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common for ...

(born 1973), Danish badminton player *

Mette Sørensen Mette Sørensen (born 28 May 1975) is a retired female Danish badminton player. While competing in 2000 Olympics, she lost in the third round to 4th seeded Ye Zhaoying of China. She married Dutch born Danish badminton player Quinten van Dalm Qu ...

(born 1975), Danish badminton player *

Mette Abildgaard Mette Abildgaard Juulsager (born 12 October 1988 in Føvling at Brædstrup near Horsens) is a Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing and the group chairman of the Conservative People's Party. She was elected to Parliament at the 2 ...

, Danish politician * Mette Andersen, Danish cyclist * Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *

Mette Henriette Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg is a performing artist, saxophonist and composer from Norway. Background Mette Henriette grew up in Trondheim surrounded by a vibrant music scene and she got involved with performing arts at a young age, es ...

, Norwegian performing artist and composer *

Mette Bergmann Mette Bergmann (born November 9, 1962 in Kråkerøy) is a retired discus thrower from Kråkerøy, Norway. Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres, achieved in May 1995 in Florø. This is the current Norwegian record. She represented the clubs ...

, Norwegian discus thrower *

Mette Frederiksen Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest prime ...

, Danish Prime Minister *

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 int ...

, Danish swimmer * Mette Madsen (1924–2015), Danish politician and writer * Mette Oxvang (born 1937), Danish high jumper * Mette Towley, American actress and dancer *

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 beat ...

, Danish badminton player * Mette Veiseth, Danish model, Miss Norway in 1987 *

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.Lester, Paul (September 5, 2008)"No 389: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour".''The Guardian'' The ...

, vocalist for Danish psychedelic pop band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

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