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Hugo.

A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Hugh.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhjuː.ɡəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhju.ɡoʊ/US/ˈju.ɡoʊ/US
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Hugh.

  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.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈhjuː.ɡəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhju.ɡoʊ/US/ˈju.ɡoʊ/US
  1. A Hugo Award, a statuette given out by the World Science Fiction Society.

Where this word comes from

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

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