Weihe

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Weihe. === Proper noun === Weihe (plural Weihes) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Weihe is the 35203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 640 individuals. Weihe is most common among White (95.94%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weihe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Faroese == === Proper noun === Weihe a surname == German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German wīhe, from Old High German wīhī. Equivalent to weih +‎ -e. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /vaɪ̯ə/ ==== Noun ==== Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen) consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy (Christianity, in particular) ordination (Catholic and Orthodox sacrament) ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== Altarweihe Jugendweihe Kirchweihe Priesterweihe Schiffsweihe ===== Related terms ===== weihen Weihnacht Weihrauch Weihung Weihwasser === Etymology 2 === From Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic *wīwô. Compare Pennsylvania German Woi. ==== Noun ==== Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen) harrier (bird of prey) === Further reading === “Weihe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Weihe” in Duden online