Hugh

From the Germanic name Hugo, derived from Old Frankish hugi or Old High German hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit" (Proto-Germanic *hugiz ) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] . It was common among Frankish and French nobility, being borne by Hugh Capet, a 10th-century king of France who founded the Capetian dynasty. The Normans brought the name to England and it became common there, even more so after the time of the 12th-century bishop Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who was known for his charity. This was also the name of kings of Cyprus and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. The name is used in Ireland and Scotland as the Anglicized form of Aodh and Ùisdean .

classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple serious

1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 923.
2. Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford, 1990, page 158.
3. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry hugu, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
4. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 252.
5. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 190.

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