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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.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Hugonis (gen) JeanIII p. 23
England
Latin
● 1194 Hugo (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 3; 1279–80 Hugo (nom) WaHR-SK p. 34, Hugone (abl) ibid. p. 50, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 42; 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; 1381 Hugo (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 73, Hugone (abl) ibid. p. 100, Hugonem (acc) ibid. p. 72
Middle English
● 1411 Huge EEW p. 19; 1438 Hew ibid. p. 111, Hewe ibid. p. 111
English
● 1530 Heugh LIWill-III p. 45, Hew ibid. p. 67, Hewes ibid. 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, Huht ibid. 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 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, Huy ibid. 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 DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1599 Hugh bruton-vol1 p. 11, Hughe ibid. p. 57
France
Latin
● 952 Vugoni (dat) St-Bernard-Romans no. 108; 11thC Ugone (abl) ibid. no. 112; 1015 Hugonis (gen) NTDip-vol4 p. 225; 1047 Hugo (nom) CartNDSaintes II, Ugonis (gen) ibid. I; 1052 Ugonis (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 85; 1082x87 Vgo (nom) ibid. no. 120; 1083 Ugonis (gen) ibid. no. 119; 1101x1129 Hugo (nom) CartStPC XVI, Hugone (abl) ibid. XVI; 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; 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; 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; 1161 Hugonis (gen) CartNDJosaphat p. 32; 1162 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40, Hugonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXIII; a1163 Hugo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 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; 1164 Hugo (nom) ibid. 120, Hugone (abl) ibid. 121, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 120; 1167 Hugo (nom) CartNDSaintes X; 1169 Hugo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LI; 1183 Hugone (abl) ibid. LVI; 1187 Hugo (nom) ibid. LVII, Hugone (abl) ibid. LVII, Hugonis (gen) ibid. LVII; 1190 Hugo (nom) ibid. CIII; 1193 Hugo (nom) ibid. CI; 1200 Hugonis (gen) ibid. LXXVII; 1201 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXI; 1203 Hugo (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1209 Hugonis (gen) ibid. XXXIV; 1214 Hugo (nom) ibid. LXXXI; 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; 1300 Hugo (nom) ibid. XXXIX; 1301 Hugo (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 165, Hugonis (gen) ibid. p. 200; 1378 Hugo (nom) hanquetvol1 138, Hugoni (dat) ibid. 260, Hugonis (gen) ibid. 175
◑ 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 lecoy 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; 1214 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 15; 1216 Hugo (nom) ibid. 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; 1401 Hugoni (dat) HD1401 no. 70
Italy
Latin
● 1220 Hugo (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1265x1339 Ugonis (gen) BBC-Berg 246; 1326 Ugo (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 444
◑ 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
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.
Scotland
Latin
● 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
● 1490 Hugo (nom) carbonell p. 49
Catalan
◑ 1510 Huguet valencia1510 383
Switzerland
Latin
● 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)
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