W shortened pronunciations, as many speakers find the phrase "double-u double-u double-u" inconveniently long. In other Germanic languages, including German (but not Dutch, in which it is pronounced wé), its name is similar to that of English V . In many languages, its name literally means "double v": Portuguese "duplo vê", Spanish "doble ve" (though it can be spelled "uve doble"), French "double vé", Icelandic "tvöfalt vaff", Czech "dvojité vé", Finnish "kaksois-vee", etc. Former U.S. president George W. Bush was given the nickname "Dubya" after the colloquial pronunciation of his middle initial in Texas, where he spent much of his childhood.
Us with Italy the UdC and IdeA quit the alliance and formed a pact with FI. In mid April also Costa quit and re-joined FI. Us with Italy Us with Italy (, NcI) is a centre-right, Christian-democratic, and liberal-conservative federation of political parties in Italy. Until March 2018, the federation was known as Us with Italy – UDC for its alliance with the Union of the Centre (UdC). NcI's main leaders are Raffaele Fitto (president, leader of Direction Italy), Francesco Saverio Romano (vice president, leader of Popular Construction), Maurizio Lupi (coordinator, former leading member of Popular Alternative) and Enrico Costa (the main proponent).