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Ute
Gender: Girl
Origin: German
Meaning: Heritage
Popularity: Not in the U.S. top 1,000 names
Ute Meaning and Origin
Ute is a girl’s name meaning “heritage” and is of German origin. It is derived from the Old Germanic word “odo,” which means “wealth” or “fortune.” Ute is a relatively common name in German-speaking countries and is sometimes used as a short form of the name Ursula. In Native American culture, the Ute tribe is a group of indigenous people who historically inhabited the western United States, primarily in what is now Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. The name “Ute” in this context comes from the tribe’s own name for themselves, which means “land of the sun” or “people of the sun.”
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