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TedDoesntTalktoday at 5:05 AM2 repliesview on HN

Great story. Had no idea. Still love the name Uwe. One of those German names that doesn’t have an English equivalent unlike, say, Pieter.


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Bairfhionntoday at 6:39 AM

Pieter is Dutch. German version of it is Peter.

KKOSertoday at 6:59 AM

I was told once Hugh is the nearest equivalent to Uwe, but i can't tell if thats correct.

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