What does Hugo mean?

Hugo means "bright spirit, inspiration"

How do we pronounce Hugo?

Hugo \hu-go, hug-o\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Hugo is pronounced HHUYK-ow in Dutch, HHYUWGow in English, or UWGow in Spanish 1.

1 Pronunciation for Hugo: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; UY as in "rue (French)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)"

What is the origin of Hugo?

Hugo is of Germanic origin, and it is used largely in the English, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Latinized, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish languages. The form developed as a Latinized alternate form of Hugh in the mid-19th century. The surname was borne by the Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the French author who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862). In addition, Hugo is an English variant transcription of meaning of Hubert (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, and Polish). Hugo can also be a Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Latinized, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish variant transcription of Hugh meaning and origin (English).

Variation transcriptions of Hugo include nicknames for Hauke, baby name Huig (Dutch), name Ugo (Italian), Ugolino meaning and origin, and name Ugone. Hugo is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1940s. At the modest height of its usage in 2005, 0.037% of baby boys were given the name Hugo. Its ranking then was #371. In 2010, it ranked at #441 with a usage of 0.030%, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. Hugo was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Hugh meaning and origin, in 2010.

A famous person named Hugo is Politician, Hugo Chavez, born Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias, 28 July 1954, Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela.

List of baby names Hugo:

nicknames for Ha'iku (Hawaiian), Hache-Hi definition, meaning of Hagai, Haggai meaning of name (English), name Hagos origin, Haiko definition (German), Haiku name popularity, Haize name variations, what does the name Hajey mean, Haji name variations, Hajie meaning of name, Hajy meaning of name, Haki meaning of name (Swahili), name Hako origin (Scandinavian), Haku name (Hawaiian), nicknames for Hasa (Swahili), nicknames for Hasso (German), Hassoe name popularity, Hassow meaning, and baby name Hassowe.

The baby name Hugo fun facts:

The name Hugo in reverse order is "Oguh".

The numerological value of the name Hugo is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Hugo?

Hugo is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.03%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames