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The letter W is called double U because the Latin letters U and V were once interchangeable.

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Is it true that the letter W is called double U because the Latin letters U and V were once interchangeable?

Yes. A reference article on the letter W states that its name "double-u" reflects a stage when it was considered two of the same letter, and that the classical Latin alphabet had no W, with W sounds written using V, which was then not yet distinct from U. That covers both halves of the claim.

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W - Wikipedia
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W - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W

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