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.
Cosette (given name) is the female romantic lead and Jean Valjean's beloved adopted daughter. The name Cosette is of French origin, and is used mostly in English speaking countries, as the novel of "Misérables" the name also got international position in other countries and languages of the world. Despite the popularity of "Les Misérables" the musical, the name was given to only seventy-five girls in 2011. Cosette (given name) Cosette is a feminine given name, is pronounced koh-ZETT. It is of French origin, is best known as the heroine of ""Les Misérables"" (1862) by Victor Hugo, Cosette was the nickname given to the