Urte is a female first name occurring mainly in Germany.
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Origin and meaning of the name
The origin and meaning of Urte is uncertain, but there are at least six theories:
It comes from Baltic and means handy with a sword
It is a Basque form of Ruth
It is from the Danish word for herbs
It is a modification of Urd
It is a Baltic short form of Dorothea
It is a short form of Ortrud
Given names
Urte Blankenstein (Actress; see de:Urte Blankenstein and http://imdb.com/name/nm1779155/)
Urte Juodvalkyte (Lithuanian road cyclist)
Urte Kazakeviciute (Lithuania swimmer)
Urte Pautz (Author and academic; see https://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-ca&field-author=Urte%20Pautz&page=1)
Urte Sejûnaite (Actress; see https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1991570/)
Other instances
Urte is also a common noun in Basque meaning "year":
Urte ilunak (Movie; see https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105705/)
25 Kantu Urte (Album of songs recorded in 1996 by the Basque group Oskorri; see https://www.rambles.net/oskorri_25kantu96.html)