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Hugh m. Old German hugu 'mind, heart', which was either used as a proper name itself, or as a prototheme in compound names.

The name of a 10th C king of Italy, two Capetian kings of France, four 13th-14th C kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem, two 12th C French saints, and a 12th C English saint.

Belgium
Latin
1050 Hugo (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232; 1212x1213 Hugonem (acc) OvdFB 2
Brabant
Latin
1312 Hugonis (gen) JeanIII p. 23
England
Latin
c1132 Hugone (abl) MemStMF II-I; 1155 Hugo (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1; 1189 Hugo (nom) GASurv p. 80, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 102; 1194 Hugo (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 3; c1198 Hugo (nom) GASurv p. 243; 1256 Hugo (nom) EARNb p. 1, Hugonem (acc) ibid. p. 3; 1279–80 Hugo (nom) WaHR-SK p. 34, Hugone (abl) ibid. p. 50, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 42; 1296 Hugo (nom) RCS-1 p. 95a, Hugoni (dat) ibid. p. 93a, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 93b; 1298 Hugo (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1299 Hugo (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1300 Hugo (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 243; 1301 Hugo (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 3; 1302 Hugo (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1327 Hugone (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1377 Hew' (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Hugo (nom) ibid. p. 4, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 5; 1381 Hugo (nom) ibid. p. 6, Suffolk1381 p. 73, Hugone (abl) ibid. p. 100, Hugonem (acc) ibid. p. 72, Hugonis (gen) FenPT-2 p. 6; 1560 Hugo (nom) Chst-1 p. 10
Middle English
1411 Huge EEW p. 19; 1438 Hew ibid. p. 111, Hewe ibid. p. 111
Early Modern English
1530 Heugh LIWill-III p. 45, Hew ibid. p. 67, WillsInv LXXX, Hewes LIWill-III p. 83, Hue ibid. p. 67, Hugh ibid. p. 28; 1540 Hugh StAnthonlin p. 1; 1542 Hew BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1550 Hew StAnthonlin p. 8, Hugh DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1551 Hew BarnstapleBap p. 6, Huth ibid. p. 7; 1552 Hew ibid. p. 7, Hewth ibid. p. 7; 1553 Hew ibid. p. 7; 1554 Hew ibid. p. 9, Hewgh ibid. p. 8, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 108, Huht BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Hew ibid. p. 9, Hewth ibid. p. 9, Hugh bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1556 Hugh BarnstapleBap p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 28; 1557 Hew BarnstapleBap p. 9, Hu ibid. p. 10, Hugh StAnthonlin p. 12, Hughe BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1558 Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 29; 1559 Hewgh DU-DSMMar, Hugh BUmar-vol2 p. 60, BUmar-vol9 p. 2, Hughe BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1560 Hugh DEmar-vol1 p. 80, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, Hughe BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Hewh ibid. p. 11, Hugh BUmar-vol2 p. 60, BarnstapleBap p. 11, Hughe BEmar-vol1 p. 7, bruton-vol1 p. 3; 1562 Hugh BarnstapleBap p. 12, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 111, Huy BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1566 Hugh BEmar-vol2 p. 30; 1569 Hewe ibid. p. 2; 1572 Hugh BUmar-vol2 p. 61, Hughe SaxhamSf p. 2; 1573 Hugh OrpingtonKe p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 23, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 41; 1574 Hugh StAnthonlin p. 24; 1576 Heugh OrpingtonKe p. 4, Hewe BUmar-vol1 p. 26, Hugh BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 6; 1577 Hugh DEmar-vol1 p. 83, OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1578 Hugh ibid. p. 5; 1583 Hewgh CAmar-vol1 p. 129, Hugh BEmar-vol2 p. 130, DEmar-vol2 p. 8; 1585 Hugh COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Hugh OrpingtonKe p. 7; 1587 Hugh DEmar-vol2 p. 14, OrpingtonKe p. 8; 1588/9 Hughe BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1588 Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1589 Hugh DEmar-vol2 p. 18, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 48; 1590 Hugh BUmar-vol2 p. 65, StAnthonlin p. 34; 1591 Hugh BEmar-vol2 p. 54; 1592 Hugh DEmar-vol2 p. 24, StAnthonlin p. 35, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 51; 1593 Hugh StAnthonlin p. 36; 1594 Hugh BEmar-vol2 p. 31, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 53; 1595 Hughe ibid. p. 54; 1596 Hugh BEmar-vol2 p. 31, StAnthonlin p. 37, Hughe bruton-vol1 p. 55; 1597 Hugh BUmar-vol9 p. 9, DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1599 Hugh bruton-vol1 p. 11, Hughe ibid. p. 57
France
Latin
942 Ugonis (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 131; 11thC Ugo (nom) StVdM-II 677, Ugone (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 112; 1012 Ugoni (gen) CartSavII 104; 1015 Hugonis (gen) NTDip-vol4 p. 225; 1030 Hugo (nom) StVdM-II 712, Ugo (nom) ibid. 682; c1030 Ugo (nom) ibid. 714; 1038 Hugo (nom) ibid. 738; c1040 Hugo (nom) ibid. 725, Ugo (nom) ibid. 725; 1047 Hugo (nom) CartNDSaintes II, Ugonis (gen) ibid. I; c1050 Ugone (abl) StVdM-II 696; 1052 Ugonis (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 85; 1058 Ugo (nom) StVdM-II 694; 1060 Hugo (nom) ibid. 730, Ugo (nom) ibid. 730; 1064 Ugo (nom) ibid. 715; 1073 Ugo (nom) ibid. 679; 1075 Hugo (nom) ibid. 731; 1082x87 Vgo (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Ugonis (gen) ibid. no. 119; a1089x1101 Hugo (nom) CartStPC XXXIX; 1090x1101 Hugo (nom) ibid. XLIII; 1094 Ugo (nom) StVdM-II 686, Ugonis (gen) ibid. 686; 1101x1120 Hugo (nom) CartStPC XXIV; 1101x1129 Hugo (nom) ibid. XVI, Hugone (abl) ibid. XVI, Hugonis (gen) ibid. XXXVI; 1102x1144 Hugo (nom) ibid. XLV; 1107 Hugo (nom) ibid. V, Hugone (abl) ibid. XVII; 1112 Hugonis (gen) CartNDJosaphat I; 1113 Hugo (nom) ibid. III, Hugoni (dat) ibid. II, Huguni (dat) ibid. III; 1115 Hugoni (dat) ibid. VI, Hugonis (gen) ibid. V; 1115x1149 Hugo (nom) CartStPC X; a1116 Hugo (nom) ibid. XX; 1120 Hugo (nom) CartNDJosaphat VIII, Hugonis (gen) ibid. VIII; 1121 Hugone (abl) ibid. IX; 1123 Hugonis (gen) ibid. XII; 1126 Hugo (nom) CartStPC VII; 1127 Hugo (nom) ibid. XIX; 1129 Ugo (nom) StVdM-II 735; 1130x1150 Hugo (nom) CartStPC XXVII; 1131 Hugone (abl) clairvaux-12thc 4; 1133 Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX; 1135 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXVIII, clairvaux-12thc 7, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 6; c1136 Hugo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXI; 1138 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXXIX; 1138x62 Hugonis (gen) clairvaux-12thc 58; 1138x1148 Hugo (nom) ibid. 21; 1138x1162 Hugo (nom) ibid. 57; c1140 Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII; 1141 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXI; 1142 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 9; 1143 Hugo (nom) ibid. 10; 1143x1146 Hugo (nom) ibid. 12; 1145 Hugo (nom) ibid. 11; 1146 Hugonis (gen) CartNDSaintes VIII; a1147 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 13; c1147 Hugo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXII; 1147 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 14, Hugone (abl) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII, clairvaux-12thc 14, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 14, Ugone (abl) ibid. 19; 1147x1153 Hugo (nom) ibid. 26; 1147x1158 Hugo (nom) ibid. 34; 1147x1161 Hugo (nom) ibid. 38; 1147x1162 Hugo (nom) ibid. 43, Hugone (abl) ibid. 43, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 44; c1150 Hugo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII, Ugonis (gen) CartSavII 200; 1151 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 23; a1152 Hugo (nom) ibid. 24; 1153 Hugo (nom) CartNDSaintes IX, Hugonis (gen) ibid. IX; 1155 Hugonis (gen) clairvaux-12thc 30; c1156 Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII; 1158 Hugonem (acc) StVdM-II 702, Ugo (nom) ibid. 702, Ugonis (gen) ibid. 702; 1161 Hugonis (gen) CartNDJosaphat p. 32; 1162 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40, Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXIII; 1162x1165 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 127; a1163 Hugo (nom) ibid. 96, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 98; 1163 Hugo (nom) ibid. 95, Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI, clairvaux-12thc 99, Ugonis (gen) ibid. 95; 1163–64 Hugo (nom) ibid. 106, Hugone (abl) ibid. 110, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 106; 1163x1173 Hugo (nom) ibid. 156; 1164 Hugo (nom) ibid. 120, Hugone (abl) ibid. 121, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 120; 1165 Hugo (nom) ibid. 125; 1166 Hugo (nom) ibid. 129, Hugone (abl) ibid. 129, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 129; 1167 Hugo (nom) CartNDSaintes X; 1168 Ugonis (gen) clairvaux-12thc 133; 1169 Hugo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LI; 1171 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 139, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 142; 1172 Hugo (nom) ibid. 149; 1173 Hugo (nom) ibid. 155, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 157; 1174 Hugo (nom) ibid. 158, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 158; 1178 Hugo (nom) ibid. 168, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 167; 1179 Hugo (nom) ibid. 170, Hugone (abl) ibid. 172, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 169; 1183 Hugone (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LVI; 1187 Hugo (nom) ibid. LVII, Hugone (abl) ibid. LVII, Hugonis (gen) ibid. LVII; 1190 Hugo (nom) ibid. CIII; 1193 Hugo (nom) ibid. CI; 1196 Hugo (nom) ibid. CXXXIX; 1197 Hugo (nom) ibid. CXLIII; c1200 Hugo (nom) CartSavII 201; 1200 Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVII; 1201 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXI; 1203 Hugo (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1209 Hugonis (gen) ibid. XXXIV; 1214 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXXI, Hugonis (gen) ibid. CXLI; 1221 Hugonis (gen) ibid. LXXIII; 1224 Huonis (gen) CartAub; 1227 Hugo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XLV; 1228 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXII; 1229 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXXII; 1232 Hugo (nom) ibid. XIX; 1257 Hugo (nom) ArrestReg-volI XIV, Pentecost, Hugonem (acc) ibid. XIV, Pentecost, Hugonis (gen) ibid. XXV, Pentecost; 1258 Hugonem (acc) ibid. XXII, Pentecost, Hugoni (dat) ibid. XXXVIII, pluribus; 1259 Hugo (nom) ibid. XI, Pentecost, Hugoni (dat) ibid. XI, Pentecost, Hugonis (gen) ibid. XI, Pentecost; 1263 Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXIII; 1273 Ugo (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 32, Ugoni (dat) ibid. p. 32; 1275 Hugonem (acc) CartNDdOurscamp CIX; 1281 Hugonis (gen) ibid. CLII; 1300 Hugo (nom) ibid. XXXIX; 1301 Hugo (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 165, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 200; 1311 hugonis (gen) LibSenTou fol. 118; 1318 Hugo (nom) StVdM-II 700; 1378 Hugo (nom) hanquetvol1 138, Hugoni (dat) ibid. 260, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 175
1179 Huelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 179; 1257 Hueti (gen) ArrestReg-volI III, BMV, Hueto (dat) ibid. III, BMV; 1258 Hueti (gen) ibid. IV, Pentecost, Huetum (acc) ibid. IV, Pentecost, Huetus (nom) ibid. IV, Pentecost; 1378 Hugolino (dat) hanquetvol1 232, Hugueto (dat) ibid. 2154
Old French
1133 Huon (obl) tailliar no. 1; 1296 Hue paris1296 p. 7, Hugue ibid. p. 35, Hugues ibid. p. 41; 1301 Hues (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 176, Huon (obl) ibid. p. 233; 1313 Hue Paris1313 p. 5, Hues ibid. p. 96, Hugue ibid. p. 84, Hugues ibid. p. 13; 1327 Hue MemDocMan-2 p.178
1296 Huet paris1296 p. 10; 1301 Huelin (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 238; 1313 Huchon Paris1313 p. 84, Huehon ibid. p. 55, Huet ibid. p. 23, Huguet ibid. p. 74
Middle French
1388 Hue thierry; 1392 Hue MemBret-II col. 609, Hues ibid. col. 603; 1418 Hugues HGParis p. 376; 1421 Hugues favier 167; 1423 Hue ibid., Hugues ibid.
1392 Huet MemBret-II col. 599, Huguelin ibid. col. 609, Huguenin ibid. col. 614, Huguet ibid. col. 599, Husson ibid. col. 609; 1418 Huet HGParis p. 376, Huguelin ibid. p. 377, Huguenin ibid. p. 388, Huguet ibid. p. 375, Husson ibid. p. 378; 1421 Huchon favier 98, Huet ibid. p. 230, Huget ibid., Huguelin ibid. 869, Huguenin ibid. p. 239, Huguet ibid. 69; 1423 Huguenin ibid. 101, Huguet ibid. 44; 1438 Huet ibid. 193, Huguenin ibid. 178, Huguet ibid. 272
Germany
Latin
1108 Hugone (abl) quix-vol1 85; 1134 Hugo (nom) ibid. 97; 1149 Hougo (nom) mairhofer XXXIII; 1174 Hugo (nom) quix-vol1 32; 1208 Hugone (abl) quix-vol2 124; 1214 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 15; 1215 Hugo (nom) quix-vol2 126; 1216 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1218 Hugo (nom) ibid. 35; 1219 Hugo (nom) ibid. 37; 1221 Hugo (nom) ibid. 59; 1222 Hugo (nom) quix-vol1 74; 1225 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 68; 1229 Hugo (nom) quix-vol1 106; 1237 Hugonis (gen) hennes-vol1 98; 1241 Hugo (nom) ibid. 107; 1401 Hugoni (dat) HD1401 no. 70
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Hugo (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 4, Hugonis (gen) ibid. III, p. 14
Italy
Latin
1169 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 135; 1220 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1265x1339 Ugonis (gen) BBC-Berg 246; 1326 Ugo (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 444
1253 Ugunzuyello (abl) MonRav-1 CLIX; 1267 Ugezoni (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLI; 1285 Ugolini (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Ugolinutius (nom) ibid. p. 154, Uguitionelli (gen) ibid. p. 154, Uguitionellus (nom) ibid. p. 153, Uguitionis (gen) ibid. p. 154, Ugutii (gen) ibid. p. 159; 1310 Ugetus (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL, Ugozonus (nom) ibid. CCCL, Uguzonus (nom) ibid. CCCL; 1376 Ugeto (abl) DouGen1 p. 115, Ugolino (abl) ibid. p. 190
Latvia
Latin
1290 Hugoni (dat) RigSB 139; 1303 Hugo (nom) ibid. 448
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Dutch
1560 Hugo MagMiddelburg-1560; 1561 Hugo ibid.; 1562 Hugo ibid.; 1563 Hugo ibid.; 1564 Hugo ibid.; 1565 Hugo ibid.; 1572 Huygen (gen) ibid.; 1573 Hugo ibid.; 1574 Hugo ibid.; 1575 Hugo ibid.; 1576 Hugo ibid.; 1577 Hugo ibid.; 1578 Hugo ibid.; 1579 Hugo ibid.; 1580 Hugo ibid.
Portugal
Latin
1179 Hugo (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4
Scotland
Latin
c1118 Hugonis (gen) ESC XXXII; c1120 Hugone (abl) ibid. XXXV; 1123 Hugonis (gen) ibid. XLVI; 1124 Hugo (nom) ibid. L; a1177 hugone (abl) CartNBer 3, hugonis (gen) ibid. 3; a1200 Hugone (abl) ibid. 1; 1214–1226 Hugone (abl) morton-vol1 1; 1376 Hugone (abl) ibid. 16, Hugoni (dat) ibid. 16, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 16; c1377 Hugonis (gen) ibid. 5; 1578 Hugo (nom) ibid. 15
Spain
Latin
896 Ugo (nom) CDCB-XV MMXIX; 1006 Ugone (abl) ibid. MMCLXVI; 1490 Hugo (nom) carbonell p. 49
1491 Hugueti (gen) carbonell p. 55
Catalan
1510 Huguet valencia1510 383
Switzerland
Latin
1137 Hugo (nom) CartHaut 2; 1154 Hugo (nom) ibid. 5, Huguo (nom) ibid. 5; 1170 Hugone (abl) ibid. 23; 1179 Hugo (nom) ibid. 24, Hugonem (acc) ibid. 24, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 24, Huo (nom) ibid. 24; 1180 Hugo (nom) ibid. 26, Vgo (nom) ibid. 26; 1343 Hugo (nom) Ob-SPVn (162), Hugonis (gen) ibid. (162)
14thCx1478 Hugoneti (gen) Ob-SPVn (25), Hugonetus (nom) ibid. (12), Hugoninus (nom) ibid. (73); 1451 Hugonodus (nom) ibid. (99)
Wales
Latin
1454 Hugh (nom) ArchCambIII p. 72; 1497 Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 67
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Hugh". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Hugh.