Ove

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See also: ove, öve, övé, and øve

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish Aghi, possibly a short form of compound names beginning with Germanic agh "blade" or Old Norse agi "awe". Related to German (Frisian) Uwe. Sometimes explained as a form of Scandinavian Åge/Åke.

Proper noun

Ove

  1. a male given name

See also

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 606 males with the given name Ove have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Ovve, from Middle High German oven, from Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Ove m (plural Ove, diminutive Oveche)

  1. oven, stove
    Unser Ove is schun alt.
    Our stove is already old.

Further reading

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ove

  1. a male given name of Danish origin

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²uːvɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -²uːvɛ

Proper noun

Ove c (genitive Oves)

  1. a male given name borrowed from Denmark in the Middle Ages