Great story. Had no idea. Still love the name Uwe. One of those German names that doesn’t have an English equivalent unlike, say, Pieter.
replyPieter is Dutch. German version of it is Peter.
replyI was told once Hugh is the nearest equivalent to Uwe, but i can't tell if thats correct.
replyOwen seems pretty close, especially considering the Nordic variant Ove.
replyI think that similarity is accidental though. Owen is a Welsh given name. Ove/Uwe is Germanic.
replyAccording to https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe, the only certainly known "relative" of Uwe is Ove, which is used in Scandinavian countries. Other than that, the origin of the name is unclear, and there is a theory it might be related to Oswald.
replyDoesn’t appear to be correct, assuming the information here is correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh
reply“Hugo” would appear to be the German equivalent.
Currently reading it and I’d agree!
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