No. 2,445 in Swedish
hette
"Hette" means "was called" or "was named" in English.
In a sentence
När hon föddes, hette hon Karin.
When she was born, her name was Karin.
The verb 'hette' is in the past tense and is used to indicate what someone's name was in the past.
Förr hette staden Götafors.
Previously, the town was called Götafors.
Here, 'hette' is again in the past tense referring to the name of a place historically.
Min gamla katt hette Simba.
My old cat was named Simba.
In this case, 'hette' describes the past name of a pet.
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