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Updated March 14, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Bright soul

Boy name variations

Hugh

Hugh

- 11% this year
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Hew

Hew

0 % this year
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Huey

Huey

- 16% this year
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Hughie

Hughie

0 % this year
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Hughes

Hughes

+ 35% this year
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Huet

Huet

0 % this year
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Hugi

Hugi

0 % this year
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Ugo

Ugo

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Hugo

Family name origins & meanings

  • French and Dutch : from a Latinized form of the personal name Hugh, also found in England (Cornwall).
  • German : from a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names with the first element hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ (see Hugh).

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