Hugo

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See also: HUGO and Hugó

English

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Etymology

From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (thought, mind, spirit).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Hugh.
    • 1986, Kitty Burns Florey, Real Life, Morrow, →ISBN, page 34:
      He had liked a girl named Sandra in seventh grade. "Where did you get the name Hugo?" she had asked him once. "It sounds like a made-up name. What's your real name, Hugo? Or are you a Russian spy?"
  2. A surname from French.
  3. A statutory town, the county seat of Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after Victor Hugo.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Hugo (plural Hugos)

  1. A Hugo Award, a statuette given out by the World Science Fiction Society.
    • 2018, James Gunn, Alternate Worlds, McFarland, →ISBN, page 262:
      Red Mars (1992) won a Nebula and Green Mars (1993) won a Hugo.

Anagrams

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Declension

Danish

Proper noun

Hugo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Estonian

Proper noun

Hugo (genitive , partitive )

  1. a male given name

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Huugo.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo

  1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Hugo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Hugo Hugot
genitive Hugon Hugojen
partitive Hugoa Hugoja
illative Hugoon Hugoihin
singular plural
nominative Hugo Hugot
accusative nom. Hugo Hugot
gen. Hugon
genitive Hugon Hugojen
partitive Hugoa Hugoja
inessive Hugossa Hugoissa
elative Hugosta Hugoista
illative Hugoon Hugoihin
adessive Hugolla Hugoilla
ablative Hugolta Hugoilta
allative Hugolle Hugoille
essive Hugona Hugoina
translative Hugoksi Hugoiksi
abessive Hugotta Hugoitta
instructive Hugoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hugo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hugoni Hugoni
accusative nom. Hugoni Hugoni
gen. Hugoni
genitive Hugoni Hugojeni
partitive Hugoani Hugojani
inessive Hugossani Hugoissani
elative Hugostani Hugoistani
illative Hugooni Hugoihini
adessive Hugollani Hugoillani
ablative Hugoltani Hugoiltani
allative Hugolleni Hugoilleni
essive Hugonani Hugoinani
translative Hugokseni Hugoikseni
abessive Hugottani Hugoittani
instructive
comitative Hugoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hugosi Hugosi
accusative nom. Hugosi Hugosi
gen. Hugosi
genitive Hugosi Hugojesi
partitive Hugoasi Hugojasi
inessive Hugossasi Hugoissasi
elative Hugostasi Hugoistasi
illative Hugoosi Hugoihisi
adessive Hugollasi Hugoillasi
ablative Hugoltasi Hugoiltasi
allative Hugollesi Hugoillesi
essive Hugonasi Hugoinasi
translative Hugoksesi Hugoiksesi
abessive Hugottasi Hugoittasi
instructive
comitative Hugoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hugomme Hugomme
accusative nom. Hugomme Hugomme
gen. Hugomme
genitive Hugomme Hugojemme
partitive Hugoamme Hugojamme
inessive Hugossamme Hugoissamme
elative Hugostamme Hugoistamme
illative Hugoomme Hugoihimme
adessive Hugollamme Hugoillamme
ablative Hugoltamme Hugoiltamme
allative Hugollemme Hugoillemme
essive Hugonamme Hugoinamme
translative Hugoksemme Hugoiksemme
abessive Hugottamme Hugoittamme
instructive
comitative Hugoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hugonne Hugonne
accusative nom. Hugonne Hugonne
gen. Hugonne
genitive Hugonne Hugojenne
partitive Hugoanne Hugojanne
inessive Hugossanne Hugoissanne
elative Hugostanne Hugoistanne
illative Hugoonne Hugoihinne
adessive Hugollanne Hugoillanne
ablative Hugoltanne Hugoiltanne
allative Hugollenne Hugoillenne
essive Hugonanne Hugoinanne
translative Hugoksenne Hugoiksenne
abessive Hugottanne Hugoittanne
instructive
comitative Hugoinenne

Statistics

  • Hugo is the 173rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,616 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,733 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Etymology

From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (thought, mind, spirit).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo m

  1. a male given name, a Latinized form of Hugues
  2. a surname
    Victor Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and dramatist

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hugos)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Noun

Hugo m (strong, genitive Hugos or Hugo, plural Hugos)

  1. cocktail prepared with Prosecco, elderflower or lemon balm syrup, mint, and soda

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German Hugo, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo m (genitive Hugonis); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Hugo Hugonēs
genitive Hugonis Hugonum
dative Hugonī Hugonibus
accusative Hugonem Hugonēs
ablative Hugone Hugonibus
vocative Hugo Hugonēs

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hugo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Polish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo m pers (female equivalent Hugona)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh

Declension

Further reading

  • Hugo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (thought, mind, spirit).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Hu‧go

Proper noun

Hugo m (plural Hugos)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from French Hugo.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo m pers (genitive singular Huga, nominative plural Hugovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Declension

Further reading

  • Hugo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (thought, mind, spirit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuɡo/
  • Rhymes: -uɡo
  • Syllabification: Hu‧go

Proper noun

Hugo m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo

Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hugo c (genitive Hugos)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo