A "W" is called a "Double U" because U's used to be written like V's- and a W looks like two V's put together (W and VV look very simular)
"Dub" is a nickname for the "W" (pronounced "double-U," hence--dub).
The word "w" is spelled as "double-u."
You can spell the letter 'w' as a word like this: 'double-u', or 'double-you'.
U stands for University. Dub stands for Double U, which stands for W, which stands for Washington. Put them together and you have University of Washington!
No but why it is pronounced double u
The letter "W" has two syllables when pronounced as "double-u." Each part of the name, "double" and "u," contributes one syllable, making a total of two syllables.
Because is looks like a double 'u'. I think it's more a double v..
Some cognates for the letter "w" include "double u" in English, "double v" in French (double v), and "double ve" in Spanish (doble ve).
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Because two U's makes a W. but not all the way. UU . close.
The U. Yes the U came after the double U which used to be called the double vee