See also: wee, WEE, weè, and wêe

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien (Ûiⁿ), etc.

Proper noun

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Wee (countable and uncountable, plural Wees)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wee is the 19,865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1353 individuals. Wee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.54%) and White individuals (21.8%).

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz. The expected Luxembourgish form is *Wech, cf. ewech (away). The form Wee is generalized from the original plural and dative singular; the modern plural Weeër is secondary. Cognate with German Weg, English way, Dutch weg, Danish vej, West Frisian wei.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Wee m (plural Weeër)

  1. way, path

Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Wee n (plural Weeen)

  1. pain, ache, hurting

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Wee, from Hokkien  / (Ûiⁿ) or (Gūi). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wong, Hwang, and Huang.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wee (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien