Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.
  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From the Old French aristocratic and saint's name Hughe, brought to England by Normans, from a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element hug ("heart, mind"), such as Hubert.

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Examples

  • Plus it's Hugh and Drew, being quintessentially Hugh* and Drew**.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Becca 2007

  • Plus it's Hugh and Drew, being quintessentially Hugh* and Drew**.

    Music and Lyrics Becca 2007

  • Sarah Shepard looked upon what she called Hugh's laziness as a thing of the spirit.

    Poor White Sherwood Anderson 1908

  • Although Hugh is currently a Californian, he grew up in Ohio, and so he uses his blog and his national radio program to promote his endless enthusiasm for Ohio sports teams, predicting (not always accurately) victories by the Cleveland Browns and so on.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » 2010 » March 2010

  • But Hugh is also a member of the University of Michigan Law School class of 1983.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Self-hating Wolverine 2010

  • But Hugh is also a member of the University of Michigan Law School class of 1983.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » 2010 » March 2010

  • Although Hugh is currently a Californian, he grew up in Ohio, and so he uses his blog and his national radio program to promote his endless enthusiasm for Ohio sports teams, predicting (not always accurately) victories by the Cleveland Browns and so on.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Self-hating Wolverine 2010

  • You just have to watch the extras and see how Hugh is into the character and really does like it. mbellerbrock

    Wolverine 2 Script Finished; Shoots January 2011 | /Film 2010

  • The deceased gentleman was the eldest son of Captain Hugh Pearson, R.N., of Hilton, Scotland, and was born at Hilton, parish of Kilmany, Fifeshire, in 1818.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • When I went to the Texas League in 1965, I worked for a guy by the name of Hugh Finnerty out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

    It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010

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