overwordExplorer
NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

u.

The twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

1 character1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

character/ʉː/letter, name/ʉː/phoneme/ʉ/phoneme/ʊ/phoneme

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
Where this word comes from

The lowercase form of U. From Latin V, from an Old Italic form of Ancient Greek Υ (U, “upsilon”), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤅 (w, “waw; hook”). In medieval Latin-script writing, ⟨u⟩ and ⟨v⟩ were positional forms of a single letter; they later became distinct letters, with ⟨u⟩ used for the vowel.

symbol/ʉː/letter, name/ʉː/phoneme/ʉ/phoneme/ʊ/phoneme

  1. The international symbol for the unified atomic mass unit.

Where this word comes from

The lowercase form of U. From Latin V, from an Old Italic form of Ancient Greek Υ (U, “upsilon”), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤅 (w, “waw; hook”). In medieval Latin-script writing, ⟨u⟩ and ⟨v⟩ were positional forms of a single letter; they later became distinct letters, with ⟨u⟩ used for the vowel.

noun/ʉː/letter, name/ʉː/phoneme/ʉ/phoneme/ʊ/phoneme

  1. The lowercase form of U, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v.

    masculine

  2. The written representation of the Norwegian vowel phonemes /ʉː/, /ʉ/ and /ʊ/.

    masculine

  3. The vowel sound represented by the letter u.

    masculine

  4. A figure, shape, formation, object, or mark resembling the lowercase letter u.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

The lowercase form of U. From Latin V, from an Old Italic form of Ancient Greek Υ (U, “upsilon”), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤅 (w, “waw; hook”). In medieval Latin-script writing, ⟨u⟩ and ⟨v⟩ were positional forms of a single letter; they later became distinct letters, with ⟨u⟩ used for the vowel.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

u has 1 character. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

u studiou workshello, u

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.