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Uwe.

a male given name, popular from the 1930s to the 1970s

3 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈuːvə/
  1. a male given name, popular from the 1930s to the 1970s

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

A Frisian name of debated origin; possibly a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with *ob- "industrious" or Old High German agil- (“sword”) (etymologically allied with Latin acūtus, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)). The Scandinavian variant Ove may have Old Norse origin.

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