Why is it die Lotte?

Lotte ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Female first name

[1] weiblicher Vorname

Examples

[1] Lotte is a well -educated dog

[1] Lotte ist ein gut erzogener Hund.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Lotte die Lottes
Genitiv der Lotte der Lottes
Dativ der Lotte den Lottes
Akkusativ die Lotte die Lottes

Pronunciation

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