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Ub
OriginDiminutive of Ubbe, Swedish, Danish, Norse
Meaning"wolf; unfriendly; city dwelller"
About Ub
A rare option with just two letters, Ub is a diminutive of a diminutive name, notably borne by Ub Iwerks, an early collaborator of Walt Disney, a co-inventor of Mickey Mouse, and an award-winning animator. Derived from the Scandinavian Ubbe, it may have its roots in the Norse name Úlfr, meaning "wolf", the Norse word úfr meaning "unfriendly", or as a short form of the Latin names Urban and Urbanus, meaning "city dweller".
It is pronounced to rhyme with cub.
Pronounced UB.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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