Ueli

The first name Ueli is a short and diminutive form of the name Ulrich, which is particularly common in Switzerland. This name has its roots in the Old High German Uodalrich.

What does the name Ueli mean?

Ueli is a Swiss diminutive of the name Ulrich, which has its origins in the Old High German Uodalrich. Translated, the name means 'the rich heir' or 'the powerful heir'. It is composed of the Old High German elements uodal, meaning 'the inheritance', 'the estate', or 'the heritage', and rihhi, meaning 'rich', 'powerful', 'the power', 'the rule', or 'the ruler'. In the past, Ueli was also used as a diminutive form for names beginning with 'Ul-'. Other variants include Ullrich, Uli, Ule, Ulric, Ulrik, and Ulrico.

Where does the name Ueli come from?

The name Ueli has its roots in Old High German and means 'the rich heir'.

How do you pronounce Ueli?

The pronunciation of Ueli is two syllables and sounds gentle. The name is pronounced as 'Ue-li' [ˈuəli] or [ˈuːli]. The name begins brightly and ends kindly, with the open sound and absence of hard consonants creating an approachable effect. Ueli conveys an alpine, sympathetic impression - a name with clear structure and harmonious sound.

When is the name day of Ueli?

Ueli celebrates his name day on January 16, February 26, March 11, May 8, July 4, July 14, and August 1.

Popularity

In Germany, Ueli is a rather rare name that has not appeared in the German name popularity lists so far. In Switzerland, it reached its best ranking in the name charts in 1984, coming in at 203rd place. In the last ten years, the name has been given about 70 times there, placing it at 918th in the ten-year statistics. From 1930 to 2024, Ueli ranks 484th in Switzerland.

Nicknames & pet names

Bünzli / Eule / Füdli / Guelle / Muelli / Murmel / Ruedi / Schnulli / Spueli / Strulli / Säuniggel / Tschumpel / Tüpfli / Uebel / Uela / Uetzelbruetzel / Ulbricht / Ull / Ulla / Ulli / Ullo / Ulrich / Uri / Urli / Welli / Willi / Wuehli / Öeeli

Famous people

• Ueli Beck (Swiss actor)
• Ueli Bietenhader (British composer)
• Ueli Bodenmann (rower from Switzerland)
• Ueli Bühler (mountaineer from Switzerland)
• Ueli Dill (Swiss historian)
• Ueli Jäggi (actor from Switzerland)
• Ueli Luginbühl (Swiss racing cyclist)
• Ueli Maurer (Swiss politician)
• Ueli Moor (Swiss yodeler)
• Ueli Mooser (Swiss composer)
• Ueli Scheidegger (Swiss ski jumper)
• Ueli Schnider (skier from Switzerland)
• Ueli Seiler-Hugova (Swiss writer)
• Ueli Steck (Swiss extreme mountaineer)
• Ueli Sutter (Swiss racing cyclist)
• Ueli Wiget (Swiss pianist)
• Ueli Zingg (Swiss writer)