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Gaute is a Norwegian masculine given name derived from the Old NorseGauti, which is formed by the word gautr, i.e. "man from Götaland (Gautaland) in Sweden" or, even earlier, "Goths". In 2016, 1997 people used the name in Norway and is currently ranked #240.[1] In Sweden the versions Göte or Göthe, in Iceland Gauti or Gautur and in Finland Göte is used as the given name equivalent.
Usage and appearance
Gauti and Gautr is famously used in fifteen different runic inscriptions from the Viking Age, so the names were well known, but probably not among the most widely used at the time. Gaute was first used as epithets, but became common first names for the year 1300, also in forms Gaut and Gautr. Over 40 different people with the name mentioned in Regesta Norvegica. The name was rarely used between 1700 and around 1930. In the 1940s, the name was adopted partly in Rogaland and got a small boost after 1970, but was still not among the most commonly used names. Today, the name has increased its use. Some place names also derives from the given name Gaute as a part of a longer geographical name.
Gaute can also be used as the first or last part of other names. This was particularly common in the Middle Ages, like names as Arngaut, Asgaut, Audgaut, Algot, Gautrek, Hergaut and Torgauten. The name was in compositions often borrowed from Swedish. The variants Valgaut, Siggaut, Gautatýr and Gaut was occasionally used as the name of the god Odin.
Notable people
Some notable Norwegians with the given name include;
Gaute Ivarsson [no] (1475–1510), Norwegian Archbishop of Nidaros
^"Navn, 2015". Statistisk sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2016. Det er 2 937 kvinner som har Iselin som første fornavn. Det er 2 404 kvinner som har Iselin som eneste fornavn. (Search for the name 'Iselin' in the NAVNESØK search box.)
Name list
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