Hugh (given name)

Huɡh
Pronunciation English: /ˈhjuː/

Hugh is a common English name for males.

Origins

Hugh is a masculine given name.

It comes from the subject case of the French name Hugues, which is itself a refection from the Occitan. The standard French spelling is Hue, still seen as a French surname.

It is of Germanic (Old Low Franconian) origin. Hugo is a common spelling across Europe. The spelling "Hugh" is probably from the Northern French (now Picard and Wallon) spelling Hughes, which was derived from Hugues.

The Germanic name derives from the element hug meaning "heart", "mind", "spirit".[1]

Hugh is also used as an Anglicisation of the Gaelic names Aodh and Ùisdean.

People named Hugh

Those for whom "Hugh" is the only or main identifying name are given under Hugh. The remainder are too many to list here. See Special:PrefixIndex/Hugh.

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate. ed. Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.