Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings German : Bright soul Boy name variations Hugh Hew Huey Hughie Hughes Hugi Hugo Ugo Family name origins & meanings English : variant spelling of Hewitt 1.French : from a pet form of the Old French personal name Hue, Hughe (see Hugh).A Huet from the Anjou region of France is recorded in Trois Rivières, Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname <xref>Dulude</xref>.