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Hugh, Hugo and Hubert?
Hugo and Hubert have nameday today in Sweden (the names are related). Hugh is the English form. WDYT of these names?I love Hugo and it is very popular in Sweden now for little boys (among the top 10). Hubert feels more dated, I'm not fond of any names ending in -bert. Hugh is hard for me to say but this is of course not a problem for English speakers.- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.Equality never goes out of style.
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I adore the name Hugh!Hugo & Hubert are nmsaa though.
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I've always loved Hugh and Hugo is a new favorite for me. Hubert is a sentimental favorite of mine for two reasons. First, I expect no one else to like it (I have a soft spot for ugly ducklings), and second it reminds me of Hubert Humphrey (Nixon's foe in 1968). Who couldn't love a Hubert, hmm? Or a Humphrey, come to think fo it?
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Hugh and Hugo are both very handsome and sophistocated. I love them both. I agree that Hubert feels a bit dated.
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I dislike all three, though Hugo sounds kinda dark and goth and cool to me. I suppose I could come to like it.
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These names are definitely not popular in the US. If I had to guess, I'd say only Hugh was ever what you might even call common, and that was quite some time ago.Hubert strikes me as comical for some reason. A big fat wise-cracking guy. I did used to think it would be fun to have some farmyard pet, like a pig or goat and call him Hubert.Hugo has sort of a sinister cast to it, like a villain.As for Hugh, I can see using it as a mn, but it just seems so thin and wispy, like blowing out a candle.Oh, the original Welsh spelling is Huw. I know a man named Huw. He's Canadian, not Welsh. But the funny part is that his last name is Hughes. Which brings to mind the following tongue-twister:In Huron, a hewer, Hugh Hughes, usually hewed a few new yews of unusual hues for you. lol
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Hubert sounds like one of the ultimate hick names, since I knew an awful redneck my age named Huber (as in, didn't have the T on the end--ferreals).Hugh's fine for someone else's kid, but it's not one I plan on using. And...uh...well, I have grown to like Hugo a lot these past few months, but there's no way in hell I could get away with it, I suspect. His aunts would poke fun. Array

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I love Hugh and Hugo. I prefer Hugo, though, because of author Victor Hugo. I'm also not a fan of -bert names.
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