Wee

See also: wee, WEE, weè, and wêe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 黃／黄 (Ûiⁿ), etc.

Proper noun

Wee (countable and uncountable, plural Wees)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wee is the 19,865^th 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%).

Anagrams

• EWE, eew, Ewe, ewe

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German wëge, plural and dative singular of wëc(h), from Old High German weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz. Cognate with German Weg, Dutch weg, English way, Danish vej.

The Middle High German nominative/accusative singular would have yielded Luxembourgish *Wech as in ewech (“away”). The new plural Weeër was secondarily derived from Wee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [veː]
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Wee m (plural Weeër)

1. way (set of directions that one follows)

   Géi mol op d’Säit, du stees mer am Wee!

   Move aside please, you’re standing in my way.

2. path (track smaller or less developed than a street/road)

   Synonym: Pad

Related terms

• ewech

Plautdietsch

Noun

Wee n (plural Weeen)

1. pain, ache, hurting

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwi/ [ˈwɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: Wee

Proper noun

Wee (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien