Hugo (name)

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Hugo
Pronunciation/ˈhjuːɡ/
French: [yɡo]
Spanish: [ˈuɣo]
German: [ˈhuːɡoː]
Dutch: [ˈɦʏˌɣo]
Finnish: [ˈhuɡo]
GenderMale
Language(s)German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, Finnish
Name dayCzech Republic: April 1
Germany: April 29
Estonia: February 3
Croatia: April 29, October 8 & November 26
Latvia: November 17
Poland: April 1, April 29 & November 17
Slovakia: April 1
Sweden: November 3
Origin
MeaningMind, spirit
Region of originGermania
Other names
Related namesHugh, Hugues (given name), Ugo, Hauke, Huw

Hugo is a surname and masculine given name of Germanic origin Hugo, meaning "mind".[1] The English version of the name is Hugh, the Italian version is Ugo. For detailed history and etymology of the name, see Hugh (given name).

Hugo is one of the most popular given names in Europe, ranking as high as #9 in Spain,[2] and #8 in Belgium in 2006.[3] April 1 is the name day of Hugo in many European countries.

Notable people[]

Hugo as a surname[]

Hugo as a given name[]

Fictional Hugos[]

  • Hugo DeAngelis, character in television series The Sopranos. Father in law to series protagonist Tony Soprano and father of his wife Carmela
  • Hugo Baskerville, character in Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
  • Hugo Cabret, protagonist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and film adaptation Hugo
  • Hugo Danner, protagonist in "Gladiator" Philip Wylie's 1930 novel
  • Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, a main character in the television show Lost
  • Jungledyret Hugo, the main character in a Danish children's movie series and a TV show
  • Hugo Granger-Weasley, the son of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
  • Hugo Drax, villain in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Moonraker
  • Hugo Horton, character in the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley
  • Hugo (Street Fighter)
  • Hugo (Suikoden III)
  • Hugo the Abominable Snowman, a minor enemy of Bugs Bunny, loosely based on the yeti legend
  • Hugo Strange, an enemy of Batman
  • Hugo, the protagonist from Hugo's House of Horrors, Whodunit?, and Jungle of Doom
  • Hugo, a troll character and protagonist from Hugo (franchise)
  • Hugo, younger brother of Victor in Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime and 2nd in command of their criminals for hire business.
  • Hugo, a gargoyle supporting character from the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Hugo Simpson, Bart Simpson's twin brother in The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror VII.
  • Hugo, deputy in training supporting character from the 2016 musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting
  • Hugo, the main character in the children philosophy animation series "What's the Big Idea?”
  • Hugo Rask, one of the two main characters of the Swedish award-winning fiction Wilful Disregard written by Lena Andersson
  • Hugo Habercore, the health inspector and secondary antagonist of Bob's Burgers

References[]

  1. ^ fr:Albert Dauzat, Les noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse, 1980, foreword by fr:Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 333.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2] Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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