In French, W is not expressed as "Double U", but as "Double V", which to me makes much more sense.
However it appears infrequently in written French -- the "w" sound, as it would be spoken in English, is written "ou" (eg "oui"). But in French, the letter w is only really seen in loanwords.
As a pun hack, run together Us. I refer to my university as Triple-U A.
In dutch, W is pronounced more or less like you would pronounce 'wey' but without the 'y' sound at the end. (the actual sound doesn't exist in english afaik)
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In French, W is not expressed as "Double U", but as "Double V", which to me makes much more sense.
However it appears infrequently in written French -- the "w" sound, as it would be spoken in English, is written "ou" (eg "oui"). But in French, the letter w is only really seen in loanwords.
As a pun hack, run together Us. I refer to my university as Triple-U A.
Spanish also pronounces it as "Double V", though I can't say anything about the frequency of it throughout the language.
Interesting, it might be a Romance language thing. Paging linguists! Paging all HN linguists!
In dutch, W is pronounced more or less like you would pronounce 'wey' but without the 'y' sound at the end. (the actual sound doesn't exist in english afaik)