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Dörte

Dörte is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
East Frisia, Germany, Switzerland
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Dörte

If you do not know Dörte’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dörte,” in English, “Guten Tag Dörte,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dörte,

German

Guten Tag Dörte,

French

Bonjour Dörte,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dörte:

Chinese

Dörte您好：

Japanese

Dörte様

English

Hi Dörte,

German

Hi Dörte,

French

Salut Dörte,

Spanish

Hola Dörte,

Chinese

Dörte你好：

Japanese

Dörteさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Dörte by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
East Frisiauncommonwoman's name
Germanyrarewoman's name
Switzerlandrarewoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Dörte a male or female name?

Dörte is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Dörte in an email?

If you do not know Dörte’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dörte,” in English, “Guten Tag Dörte,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Dörte a unisex name?

Dörte is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

HeinzMaleAnjaFemaleWilhelmMaleHorstMaleGertrudFemaleWilfriedMaleTheodorMaleHeikoMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dörte a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/doerte. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_doerte,
  title  = {Is Dörte a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/doerte},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}