Uwe - Meaning of Uwe

What does Uwe mean?

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Uwe

[ 2 syll. u-we, uw-e ] The baby boy name Uwe is pronounced as OW-VEY †. Uwe is used mostly in the Frisian and German languages, and its language of origin is Old Norse and Germanic.

Uwe is a derivative (Frisian and German) of the Scandinavian name Ove.

Uwe is also a diminutive form of the English and German name Ulrich.

See also the related categories, frisian and german.

Uwe is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Uwe include Oba, Obey, Obi, Obie, Ofid, Ofidd, Ohev, Opi, Ovi, Ovie, Opio, Aube, and Ove.

† English pronunciation for Uwe: OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"