Ove

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

Related terms

• (surnames) Ovesen

See also

• Uwe

References

• [1] 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

Alternative forms

• oowe (Wiesemann spelling)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːvə/
• Rhymes: -oːvə
• Syllabification: O‧ve

Noun

Ove m (plural Ove, diminutive Oveche)

1. oven (chamber used for baking or heating)
2. stove; cooker

   Synonym: Kochove

   Unser Ove is schun alt.

   Our stove is already old.

Derived terms

• Gaasove
• Holsove
• Kochove

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