Weihe
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Weihe (plural Weihes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Weihe is the 35203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 640 individuals. Weihe is most common among White (95.94%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weihe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German wīhe, from Old High German wīhī.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)
- consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy
- (Christianity, in particular) ordination (Catholic and Orthodox sacrament)
Declension edit
Declension of Weihe [feminine]
Hyponyms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic *wīwô. Compare Pennsylvania German Woi.
Noun edit
Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)
- harrier (bird of prey)