The baby name Egede is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EH-geh-deh (English approximation),Danish/Norwegian approx: /ˈeːɡəðə/ or /ˈɛɡədə/.
The baby name Egede is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EH-geh-deh (English approximation),Danish/Norwegian approx: /ˈeːɡəðə/ or /ˈɛɡədə/.
Egede is Danish, Norwegian in Origin.
Egede is a Scandinavian toponymic name that has crossed into given-name use. It comes from a Danish/Norwegian place-name analyzed as eg “oak” plus the settlement suffix -ede, yielding the sense “oak clearing” or “place of oaks.” The surname gained prominence through the Norwegian-Danish missionary Hans Egede (1686–1758), known as the “Apostle of Greenland,” which helped embed the name in Greenlandic records and family lines from the 18th century onward.
As a given name, Egede remains uncommon in Denmark and Norway but appears more regularly in Greenland, often as a masculine or gender-neutral middle name honoring the missionary family; Hans’s son, the linguist Paul Egede (1708–1789), is a notable bearer. Variants and related forms include the clipped Danish Eged and the Latinized Egedius as a surname; the spelling Egede also occurs in Dutch toponymic lines. The meaning evokes the oak’s steadiness and a settled, grounded place.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #747 | 40 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #842 | 110 | 16,906 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
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