Details for the forename Hugo

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Hugo (male)


Synonym(s):	Hugh (M)
Variants:	Hugh (M) Hugonis (M)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, Dutch and German form of Hugh [q.v.], from Old German "heart/mind/spirit". Hugo was the form used in early documents in Latin, with appropriate case endings. The form Hugonis is the possessive case = "of Hugh". Hugo is now a given name in its own right. Sometimes Hugo and Hugh can be used synonymously.