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What does Hugo mean?
Hugo 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced HEW-goh. It is of Latin, Old French and Old German origin, and the meaning of Hugo is "soul, mind, intellect". Latinized form of Hugh, derived from hug. The name was used since medieval times.
STARTS WITH Hu-
Variations
VARIANT Ugo
OTHER FORMS VIA HUGH Hew, Hewe, Huey▼, Huges, Hughes, Hughie, Hugues, Huw, Shug
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hugo Ryder (H.R.), ..
How popular is Hugo?
Hugo is a very popular first name for men (#438 out of 1220, Top 36%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#10139 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Hugo reached its peak rank of #322 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is presently at #422. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Huey, Hugh (#806 LAST YEAR), Hughes and Hughie are the popular related forms of Hugo (#422) listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Hugo was more pronounced 128 years ago (USAGE OF 0.2%) and has become significantly reduced since (USAGE 0.1%, ▼77%), with versions such as Huey becoming less stylish. Hugo is the most contemporarily stylish birth name here.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Dago, Hako, Hiro, Hough, Hube, Hume, Hump, Hunt, Huon, Iago, Ingo, Jago, Mungo, Togo and Yago. These names tend to be less frequently used than Hugo.
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