Ove

Uwe ( Scandinavian Ove ) is a male first name.

Origin

The origin of the name is unclear. Some consider Uwe for a short form of names ending in Old High German uodal, " Erb, family estate, inheritance " go back with Ul or Ud - start ( for example, Ulrich or Udolf ) and. Others believe the name for a " autonomized Frisian short form of names that were altinselnordfriesisch * formed ova ( to Germanic * ov, be active, put into effect ') ." Wilfried Seibicke explains Uwe as " Frisian Lallname, etymology unexplained ." In foreign name page and name books to find the reference to the Scandinavian names Ove, from the Uwe should be a secondary form. Ove is then declared as " colloquial form of Aghi, a short form of various Old Norse names origin ag with the item, sharpness ( the sword ) 'or' terror ' ". Chance you will also find the assertion that the name is identical with Oswald ( from ans ' god ' and waltan reign ').

Dissemination

The name Uwe was from the twenties of the 20th century quickly became popular in Germany. The late thirties and early forties, he was consistently among the top ten most popular boy name of the relevant age group, as well as from the second half of the fifties to the early sixties. Then sank its spread. Since the early eighties hardly Uwe children are mentioned.

Name-day

July 4th

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Uwe Abel (born 1966 ), German football player
  • Uwe Anton ( b. 1956 ), German writer and translator
  • Uwe Ampler (* 1964), German cyclist
  • Barschel (1944-1987), German politician
  • Uwe Bein ( born 1960 ), German football player
  • Uwe Boll ( * 1965), German film director and producer
  • Uwe Busse ( born 1960 ), German pop singer, songwriter and producer
  • Uwe Dallmeier (1923-1985), German theater and popular actors
  • Uwe Frankenberger (* 1955), German politician
  • Uwe Friedrichsen (* 1934), German actor
  • Uwe Gensheimer (* 1986), German handball player
  • Uwe Hübner ( * 1961), German television and radio presenter
  • Uwe Jellinek (* 1953), German actor and voice actor
  • Uwe Johnson (1934-1984), German writer
  • Uwe Kamps (* 1964), German football goalkeeper
  • Uwe Kröger (* 1964), German musical actor
  • Uwe Krupp (born 1965 ), German ice hockey player and coach of the German national ice hockey team
  • Uwe Jens Lornsen (1793-1838), Frisian politician
  • Uwe Lyko (aka Herbert Knebel ) (* 1954), German cabaret artist and comedian
  • Uwe Ochsenknecht (* 1956), German actor and musician
  • Uwe Raab (born 1962 ), German cyclist
  • Uwe Rahn (born 1962 ), German football player
  • Uwe Rapolder (* 1958), German football coach
  • Uwe Reimer (1948-2004), German author
  • Uwe Reinders ( born 1955 ), German football player and coach
  • Uwe Seeler (* 1936), German football player
  • Uwe Steimle (* 1963), German cabaret artist and actor
  • Uwe Tellkamp (* 1968), German physician and writer
  • Uwe Timm (* 1940), German writer
  • Uwe Timm (* 1932), German author, publisher
  • Uwe Vorkötter (* 1953), German journalist
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