Vootele

• Origin: Estonian
• Meaning: unknown
• Gender: masculine

The name is a Medieval Estonian male name of unknown meaning. It seems to be a reconstruction of a Germanicized Estonian name recorded in the 13th-century as Wottele. It was the name of a 13th-century Estonian warrior, an associate of King Lembitu, who fought in the battle of St. Matthew’s Day.

The designated name day in Estonia is May 12th.

Sources

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vootele
• https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vootele
• https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wottele
• https://www-eki-ee.translate.goog/books/ekk09/index.php?p=6&p1=5&id=548&_x_tr_sl=et&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc