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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Ove.

a male given name

3 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. a male given name

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish Aghi, possibly a short form of compound names beginning with Germanic agh "blade" or Old Norse agi "awe". Related to German (Frisian) Uwe. Sometimes explained as a form of Scandinavian Åge/Åke.

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