The Germanic /w/ phoneme was, therefore, written as ⟨VV⟩ or ⟨uu⟩ ( ⟨ u⟩ and ⟨ v⟩ becoming distinct only by the Early Modern period) by the earliest writers of Old English and Old High German, in the 7th or 8th centuries. [3] Gothic (not Latin-based), by contrast, had simply used a letter based on the Greek Υ for the same sound in the 4th century. The digraph ⟨VV⟩/ ⟨uu⟩ was also used in Medieval Latin to represent Germanic names, including Gothic ones like Wamba.

Double-u, whose name reflects stages in the letter's evolution when it was considered two of the same letter, a double U, is the only modern English letter whose name has more than one syllable. [in 3] It is also the only English letter whose name is not pronounced with any of the sounds that the letter typically makes in words, with the exception of H for some speakers. Why is 'w' pronounced 'double u' rather than 'double v'?: Oxford Dictionaries Online". Oxforddictionaries.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016 . Retrieved November 4, 2011.

Poor w is so infamous and unknown that many barely know either its name or its shape, not those who aspire to being Latinists, as they have no need of it, nor do the Germans, not even the schoolmasters, know what to do with it or how to call it; some call it we, [... others] call it uu, [...] the Swabians call it auwawau [6] During May 2010, UKTV were reportedly planning to overhaul the brand identity of Watch, after only eighteen months in operation. The broadcaster held a branding agency pitch and made an appointment within a month, with the review was being handled by creativebrief. The work included the creation of a fresh logo, strap-line and tone of voice for the channel, however, a spokeswoman for UKTV denied suggestions that the broadcaster would change the name of the channel and said that the overhaul was about "tweaking the brand and aligning it better with our overall strategy". [10] Let the pretending to be injured begin". No-sword.jp. June 10, 2006. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011 . Retrieved November 4, 2011.

Othmann, Ronya. "Kolumne "Import Export": Bei X, Q, W ins Gefängnis". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022 . Retrieved January 17, 2022. In Washo, lower-case ⟨w⟩ represents a typical /w/ sound, while upper-case ⟨W⟩ represents a voiceless w sound, like the difference between English weather and whether for those who maintain the distinction. Other uses This cursive 'w' was popular in calligraphy of the eighteenth century; [4] [5] a late appearance in a font of c. 1816. [25] Freeview EPG listings showing Dave ja vu programming on Drama +1 channel and W listings on existing Dave ja vu, from 12noon on 2022-03-28]Uralic Phonetic Alphabet-specific symbols related to W: [30] U+1D21 ᴡ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL W and U+1D42 ᵂ MODIFIER LETTER CAPITAL W The Japanese language uses "W", pronounced daburu, as an ideogram meaning "double". [14] It is also used in internet slang to indicate laughter (like LOL), derived from the word warau (笑う, meaning "to laugh"). Everson, Michael; etal. (March 20, 2002). "L2/02-141: Uralic Phonetic Alphabet characters for the UCS" (PDF). Unicode.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018 . Retrieved January 15, 2020. Virgin TV just got even bigger!". Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011 . Retrieved 4 October 2011. W", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); 'W", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993) Merriam Webster

Arm w ist so unmer und unbekannt, dasz man schier weder seinen namen noch sein gestalt waiszt, die Lateiner wöllen sein nit, wie sy dann auch sein nit bedürffen, so wissen die Teütschen sonderlich die schülmaister noch nitt was sy mit im machen oder wie sy in nennen sollen, an ettlichen enden nennet man in we, die aber ein wenig latein haben gesehen, die nennen in mit zwaien unterschidlichen lauten u auff ainander, also uu ... die Schwaben nennen in auwawau, wiewol ich disen kauderwelschen namen also versteh, das es drey u sein, auff grob schwäbisch au genennet." cited after Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch.a b Zingarelli, Nicola (1945). Vocabolario della lingua italiana (7ed.). Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli. p.1713. Volkswagen. "VW Unpimp – Drop it like its hot". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006 . Retrieved November 3, 2011. Multiple dialects of Swedish and Danish use the sound however. In Denmark notably in Jutland, where the northern half use it extensively in traditional dialect, and multiple places in Sweden. It is used in southern Swedish, for example in Halland where the words "wesp" (wisp) and "wann" (water) are traditionally used. [12] In northern and western Sweden there are also dialects with /w/. Elfdalian is a good example, which is one of many dialects where the Old Norse difference between v ( /w/) and f ( /v/ or /f/) is preserved. Thus "warg" from Old Norse "vargr", but "åvå" from Old Norse "hafa". Từ viết tắt: Trung ương". wcag.dongnai.gov.vn. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017 . Retrieved July 4, 2017.

W" is the 24th letter in the Modern Filipino Alphabet and has its English name. However, in the old Filipino alphabet, Abakada, it was the 19th letter and had the name "wah". [ is that 'h' a glottal stop?] [24] a b Berry, John. "A History: English round hand and 'The Universal Penman' ". Typekit. Adobe Systems. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020 . Retrieved May 19, 2020. UKTV reveals W: a premium entertainment channel". UKTV. 15 January 2016 . Retrieved 15 January 2016. a b Shaw, Paul. "Flawed Typefaces". Print magazine. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015 . Retrieved June 30, 2015.a b c "Refugee Review Tribunal Australia" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 18, 2022 . Retrieved January 17, 2022.