Hugh

== English == === Etymology === From the Old French aristocratic and saint's name Hughe, brought to England by Normans, from a short form of Germanic names beginning with Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“heart, mind”), such as Hubert. Cognate with Old English hyġe (“mind, spirit, intellect”). More at high, how. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hjuː/ Homophones: hew, hue, Hiw Rhymes: -uː === Proper noun === Hugh A male given name from the Germanic languages. (rare compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic. ==== Usage notes ==== Has been used as a transliteration of Aodh, and of other Gaelic names, in Scotland and Ireland. Popular given name in medieval England, partly due to the fame of Saint Hugh, bishop of Lincoln. In quiet use today, more common in the U.K. and Ireland than in the U.S.A. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pet forms: Huey, Hughie variant: Hugo ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Shug == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /çjuː/ === Proper noun === Hugh a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh ==== Derived terms ==== (diminutive) Hughie, Shug, Shuggie, Hyug, Hughock