Hugo (name)
French Romantic writer Victor Hugo | |
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/ HEW-goh French: [yɡo] ⓘ Spanish: [ˈuɣo] German: [ˈhuːɡoː] ⓘ Dutch: [ˈɦyɣoː] ⓘ Finnish: [ˈhuɡo] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, English, Finnish |
| Name day | Czech 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 Finland: February 3 |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 'Mind', 'spirit' |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hugh, Hugues, Ugo, Hauke, Huw |
Hugo is a surname and a masculine given name. 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).
The name Hugo is actually a short form of old names like Hugbert and Hugbald. The name is derived from the old Germanic *hugu, meaning 'sense, mind, thought', and *huggen, meaning 'to think'. In other words, Hugo means thinker or clever.
Hugo is one of the most popular given names in Europe, ranking as high as #8 in Belgium in 2006.