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The baby name Gintare is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced GEEN-tah-reh (IPA: /ɡɪnˈtɑre/).

Gintare is Lithuanian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Lithuanian
Pronunciation: GEEN-tah-reh (IPA: /ɡɪnˈtɑre/)

What is the meaning of the name Gintare ?

The baby name Gintare is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced GEEN-tah-reh (IPA: /ɡɪnˈtɑre/).

Gintare is Lithuanian in Origin.

Gintarė (also rendered Gintare) is a Lithuanian feminine given name from the noun gintaras, “amber,” emblematic of the Baltic coast and the historic Amber Road. Amber’s golden hue and its use as a protective amulet in Baltic folk tradition color the name’s meaning with ideas of warmth, resilience, and good fortune.

As a modern given name it took hold during the Lithuanian national revival of the late 19th–20th centuries, when native word-names gained favor, and it remains well established in Lithuania today. The masculine counterpart is Gintaras. Common short forms and variants include Gintė and Ginta; outside Lithuania the diacritic is often omitted as Gintare. Linguistically, the word is Baltic, cognate with Latvian dzintars “amber.” Related formations appear across the region, but Gintarė is distinctly Lithuanian in form and usage.

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Gintare – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
LT 0 #51 37 949
LT Girls 0 #68 293 1,904
Norway Girls 1999 #127 4 539
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
NL Girls 0 #945 11 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #961 23 5,561
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,415 32 9,415

Gintare is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
AE
CN
CO
DK

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People also ask about Gintare

Gintare is predominantly a girl's name.
Gintare is a 3 syllable name, pronounced GEEN-tah-reh (IPA: /ɡɪnˈtɑre/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gintarė (with diacritic), Gintare (anglicized/no diacritic) and Gintaras (masculine form).
Across languages, Gintare has these equivalents: Amber (English), Ambra (Italian), Ambre (French), Ámbar (Spanish).
Yes — Gintare ranked #127 in Norway in 1999.
Gintare's popularity is rising. It moved from #132 in 1989 to #127 in 1999 in Norway.