Wie

See also: wie, wië, and wîe

English

Etymology 1

From Korean Wie, from 위 (wi), from 魏, from Chinese 魏

Proper noun

Wie (plural Wies)

1. A surname from Korean.

Alternative forms

• Wi

Translations

Korean surname

• Chinese: 魏 (zh)
• Korean: 위(魏) (ko) (wi)

Etymology 2

From Dutch Van Wie, from van+Wie.

Proper noun

Wie (plural Wies)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Alternative forms

• Vanwie, VanWie, vanWie, Van Wie, van Wie

Translations

Dutch surname

• Dutch: Wie, Van Wie

Etymology 3

From Dutch Wie.

Proper noun

Wie

1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslan, Friesland, Netherlands

Translations

Wie, Friesia

• Dutch: Wie

Anagrams

• Wei

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Middle Dutch norther hee} in the 14th century. Etymology unknown. A proposed link to Old Frisian *hede (“anchorage”) is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋi/

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• Hyphenation: Wie
• Rhymes: -i
• Homophone: wie

Proper noun

Wie n

1. Wie (a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands)
2. a habitational surname, variant of Van Wie, equivalent to English Wie

Descendants

• → English: Wie

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN