Updated February 15, 2024 Share: Table of contents Boy name origins & meanings German : Bright soul Boy name variations Hugh Hugh - 11% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Hew Hew 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Huey Huey - 16% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Hughie Hughie 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Huet Huet 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Hugi Hugi 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Hugo Hugo + 12% this year Masculine Uncommon Find out more Ugo Ugo 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Hughes Family name origins & meanings English (also common in Wales) : patronymic from the Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name Hugh. Welsh : variant of Howells. Irish and Scottish : variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Aodha (see McCoy). Appears on English Last Names and Meanings Scottish Last Names and Meanings Welsh Last Names and Meanings