Hugh
Eigennamehäufig in Dialogen
- //hjuː//
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Eigenname
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
I will rather trust a Fleming with my butter, Parson Hugh the Welshman with my cheese, an Irishman with my aqua-vitae bottle, or a thief to walk my ambling gelding, than my wife with herself.
Cold's the wind, and wet's the rain, / Saint Hugh be our good speed. / Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain, / Nor helps good hearts in need.
"You are engaged to Mr. Harden, I suppose?" "Yes, Mr. Harden. I call him Hugh, his second name. I like the name of Hugh. The exquisite long vowel pleases me―Hugh! Hugh!".
Hugh McAnally was universally known as "Wee Shug". He didn't know why people called Hugh always ended up nicknamed Shug.
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
Herkunft
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.
Hugh · A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Hughes · A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic…Hugo · A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized…huh · Used to express doubt or confusion.