Hugh
- Pronunciation
- [Hugh]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Mind, heart or spirit
- Origin
- Germanic
Hugh is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Hugh is "soul, mind, intellect". Hugo is a variant of Latin origin, and the name Hugo is fashionable in Spain.
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Hugh
- Howard Hughes was an American aviator, business tycoon, philanthropist and also a film maker.
- Hugh Grant is a Golden Globe winning British actor.
- Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor and producer.
- Langston Hughes was a famous American poet who was among the earliest innovators of using jazz poetry.
- Robert Hughes was an Australian-born art critic and writer.
- Ted Hughes was an English poet who was also the Poet Laureate of England from 1984.