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in reply to a message by Mads Skov-Hansen
Hej Mads,
Malte/Malthe is a Low German and Danish short form of the German name Helmold:
Old German "helm" = 'helmet, protection' + "waltan" = 'to rule'
Sometimes referred to Old German "mahal" = 'assembly'
Medieval forms of the name in Denmark are: Molti and Malti.
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Malte/Malthe is a Low German and Danish short form of the German name Helmold:
Old German "helm" = 'helmet, protection' + "waltan" = 'to rule'
Sometimes referred to Old German "mahal" = 'assembly'
Medieval forms of the name in Denmark are: Molti and Malti.
Hilsner fra
Satu
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