Möte

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Möte is a name written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand; mote; atom”), but of uncertain ultimate origin. Sometimes linked to Spanish mota (“speck”) and English mud.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Möte: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Möte
  1. Middle Englishmot(measured from records)
  2. Old Englishmot“grain of sand; mote; atom”(measured from records)

From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand; mote; atom”), but of uncertain ultimate origin. Sometimes linked to Spanish mota (“speck”) and English mud. Compare West Frisian mot (“peat dust”), Dutch mot (“dust from turf; sawdust; grit”), Norwegian mutt (“speck; mote; splinter; chip”).

Sources 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary

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Evidence(measured from records)

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What does the name Möte mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand; mote; atom”), but of uncertain ultimate origin. Sometimes linked to Spanish mota (“speck”) and English mud. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names and The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and 1 other source.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Möte”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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