Hugo

See also: HUGO and Hugó

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhjuɡoʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːɡəʊ

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

• Hugoton

Translations

male given name — see Hugh

a French surname

• Armenian: Հյուգո (Hyugo)
• French: Hugo (fr) m or f
• Russian: Гюго́ (ru) m or f (Gjugó)

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

• ough

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuɡo]

Proper noun

Hugo m anim

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

Declension

Declension of Hugo (masculine animate in -o)

	singular	plural
nominative	Hugo	Hugové
genitive	Huga	Hugů
dative	Hugovi, Hugu	Hugům
accusative	Huga	Hugy
vocative	Hugo	Hugové
locative	Hugovi, Hugu	Huzích
instrumental	Hugem	Hugy

Danish

Proper noun

Hugo

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Hugo (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a male given name

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Huugo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhu(ː)ɡo/, [ˈhu(ː)ɡo̞]
• Rhymes: -uɡo
• Syllabification^(key): Hu‧go

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hugonsa Hugonsa accusative nom. Hugonsa Hugonsa gen. Hugonsa genitive Hugonsa Hugojensa partitive Hugoaan Hugoansa Hugojaan Hugojansa inessive Hugossaan Hugossansa Hugoissaan Hugoissansa elative Hugostaan Hugostansa Hugoistaan Hugoistansa illative Hugoonsa Hugoihinsa adessive Hugollaan Hugollansa Hugoillaan Hugoillansa ablative Hugoltaan Hugoltansa Hugoiltaan Hugoiltansa allative Hugolleen Hugollensa Hugoilleen Hugoillensa essive Hugonaan Hugonansa Hugoinaan Hugoinansa translative Hugokseen Hugoksensa Hugoikseen Hugoiksensa abessive Hugottaan Hugottansa Hugoittaan Hugoittansa instructive — — comitative — Hugoineen Hugoinensa

Statistics

• Hugo is the 173^rd 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

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /y.ɡo/

• Audio:

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːɡo/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Hu‧go

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

• “Hugo” in Duden online
• “Hugo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hugo”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• Hugo (Cocktail) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ugo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhu.ɡo/, [ˈhʊɡɔ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɡo/, [ˈuːɡo]

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.

Case	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

Alternative forms

• Hugon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.ɡɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uɡɔ
• Syllabification: Hu‧go

Proper noun

Hugo m pers (female equivalent Hugona)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh

Declension

Declension of Hugo

	singular	plural
nominative	Hugo	Hugonowie
genitive	Hugona	Hugonów
dative	Hugonowi	Hugonom
accusative	Hugona	Hugonów
instrumental	Hugonem	Hugonami
locative	Hugonie	Hugonach
vocative	Hugonie	Hugonowie

Further reading

• Hugo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɡu/ [ˈu.ɣu]

• 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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuɡɔ]

Proper noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Hugo

	singular	plural
nominative	Hugo	Hugovia
genitive	Huga	Hugov
dative	Hugovi	Hugom
accusative	Huga	Hugov
locative	Hugovi	Hugoch
instrumental	Hugom	Hugami

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, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɡo/ [ˈu.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -uɡo
• Syllabification: Hu‧go

Proper noun

Hugo m

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Hugo c (genitive Hugos)

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