Hugh

Hugh / hju ː / is a first name and surname.

Origin and Meaning

The name is an English first name of French origin: Hugues (also Old French Hue ), with the general notation Picard - gh -by- gu - in French. It is itself of Germanic origin, as documented for example by the male personal name Hugo. The meaning of the name is, mind, thinking mind '. Hugh is also used as an Anglicization of the Irish name Aodh, though not etymologically related with this.

Bearers of the name

Historical time

  • Hugh of Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury († 1098 )
  • Hugh d' Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester ( † 1101)
  • Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk (1095-1177)
  • Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester ( 1147-1181 )
  • Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster ( 1176-1242 )
  • Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser ( 1223-1265 )
  • Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester (1262-1326)

First name

  • Hugh Blair (1718-1800), Scottish clergyman, writer and orator
  • Hugh Charles Clifford (1866-1941), British colonial governor
  • Hugh Welch Diamond (1809-1886), British psychiatrist and photographer
  • Hugh Garner (1913-1979), Canadian writer
  • Hugh Grant ( born 1960 ), British actor
  • Hugh Hefner ( born 1926 ), American publisher of "Playboy"
  • Hugh Hopper (1945-2009), British bassist and composer
  • Hugh Jackman ( b. 1968 ), Australian actor
  • Hugh Laurie ( born 1959 ), British actor
  • Hugh Leonard (1926-2009), Irish playwright and journalist
  • Hugh McElhenny ( born 1928 ), U.S. American football player
  • Hugh Palliser (1772-1796), British Royal Navy officer
  • Brian Hugh Warner (Marilyn Manson, born 1969 ), American singer and band founder

Family name

Others

Hugh is a notation of the current as a typical indian exclamation Howgh.

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