Bente

Danish

Etymology

Contraction of Benedikte. The feminine equivalent of Bent.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛntə

Proper noun

Bente

1. a female given name

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 33 327 females with the given name Bente 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 April 19th, 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Bente, from Benedikte.

Proper noun

Bente

1. a female given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 587 females with the given name Bente living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.