This name sounds so sophisticated yet friendly to me. I have always thought it ages well. It sounds like a vintage name and I think it fits in with the name trends of today without being too popular.
This name has a certain vitality that I appreciate by the way it is spelled and sounds. I also think it is a decent choice of a name for a family who might have relations that are from, let’s say a more continental extraction in Western Europe. Making it easier to pronounce and spell for such relatives would be a significant bonus in my humble opinion. Thus making Hugo a charming and multi cultural forename that might be right for the family that selects this name for a child of theirs.
Hugo Kołłątaj was a Polish philosopher, political writer & activist, historian, priest, as well as co-author of the Constitution of 3 May 1791. He's one of the key figures of the Enlightenment in Poland.
Hugo Armando Campagnaro is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre back for the Italian club Pescara in Serie A. A full international for Argentina since 2012, Campagnaro has earned 17 caps for his country, and two years later was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he won a runners-up medal.
I personally like this name very much. It sounds quite sexy, and the way it rolls from the tongue and sounds is amazing... I'll definitely name my son 'Hugo'.
― Anonymous User 3/7/2017
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Hugo Rodallega is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Trabzonspor.
Hugo is the name of the villainous ventriloquist's dummy in the marvelous old horror movie Dead of Night. (That is, the dummy is villainous -- or is the ventriloquist mad?)
Hugo the Abominable Snowman, a character in Looney Tunes.
― Anonymous User 7/19/2014
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Nice name. I knew a little boy named Hugo and he pronounced it HUGH-go, which is the usual pronunciation in the US. It's never been very popular here and it's nice that way, because then the people named Hugo are unique :) I highly recommend using it, it's very cute and quirky but will suit all ages.
― Anonymous User 6/10/2013
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I've noticed that this seems to be a somewhat popular name for babies here in France right now. It's pronounced, 'you-go' in French, with no 'h' sound.
Hugo Gernsback was an influential early writer and publisher of science fiction novels, today considered by many to be the father of the genre. A yearly award given to outstanding science fiction and fantasy publications was named Hugo in his honor.
Hugo Emil Alfvén was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter.
― Anonymous User 12/20/2005
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Hugo de Groot is a very famous writer in the Netherlands. (A historian person)
― Anonymous User 11/22/2005
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I think this is an awesome and sophisticated boy's name. I used to know a guy with this name who was very hansome yet very melancholy and mysterious. That's the only thing that would put me off calling a male child Hugo.
― Anonymous User 7/5/2005
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To my knowledge (and it happens to be my name) the name Hugo originates from the Greek, and means "Thinker" or "Philosopher". In European countries like Switzerland, April 1st would be the name day.