Uwe

See also: uwe

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːvə/
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Proper noun

Uwe m (proper noun, strong, genitive Uwes)

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