Ugo

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Italian form of HUGH.

HUGH   male   English
From the Germanic element hug, meaning "heart, mind, spirit". It was common among Frankish and French nobility, being borne by Hugh Capet, a 10th-century king of France who founded the Capetian dynasty. The Normans brought the name to England and it became common there, even more so after the time of the 12th-century bishop Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who was known for his charity. This was also the name of kings of Cyprus and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. The name is used in Ireland and Scotland as the Anglicized form of Aodh and Ùisdean.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hugo, Huguo
CATALAN: Hugo
DANISH: Hugo
DUTCH: Hugo
ENGLISH: Hugh, Hugo
FRENCH: Hugues
GERMAN: Hugo
NORWEGIAN: Hugo
PORTUGUESE: Hugo
SPANISH: Hugo
SWEDISH: Hugo
WELSH: Huw
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Hewie, Huey, Hughie
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Hudde
SCOTTISH: Shug
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Huguette
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Hudson