what do you think when you hear the name Hugo?

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Ten weeks before my baby boy arrives, I seem to have a thing for names ending in O. What do you think when you hear the name Hugo? Is it just too try hard / pretentious?! The surname is Bentley
Any comments , suggestions welcomed 😊

I think of dogs. Sorry!

Lol at gingerbreadgingerbread who I bet fancies herself as 'proper' posh

For me it's a dog name, my canine nephew is Hugo

Of a cute dark haired little boy with the same name. If you love a name go for it, be boring if we all liked the same.

Of my lovely Dad. His birth cert name is Hugh and Hugo is a NN. I love it and it's my sons middle name.

Btw he is a not at all posh farmer (think mountainous sheep farming as opposed to country estate )

The first thing that came into my head was "red trousers", for some reason.

To me it sounds a bit posh but I really like it, and I don't think it's pretentious. It's short, simple and classic. It was on my boys' shortlist but my husband vetoed it (along with Rupert). Leo is lovely too.

Not so keen on Elton, which makes me think of Elton John or the awful vicar from Emma.

I have a Leo. Round here (north west) there are loads of Leos but not come across a Hugo yet. I think it would be seen as posh up here but probably less so in the South East.

I really like it, I also know a lovely Hugo - he is a bit posh (and Oxbridge), but a very nice man so who cares?

Bit posh. Penny Vincenzi character type name. Sweet though.

Hugo Boss

It does have upmarket connotations, but I don't think that should put anyone off if they like it.
I like it, and a friend of dd has a lovely little Hugo.

Posh, I can't say it in my head without using a very posh accent.

catinboots not at all! I just know a few people (well two couples) who are a bit TOWIE wannabe and they like names like Hugo because they do want to appear "posh". I think because it has such connotations it can only be used by genuine "posh" people otherwise it's pretentious and I know it's being taken over by "chavvy" types.

When I was growing up, names like Hugo, Otto, Milo and Monty were generally the preserve of upper middle/ gentrified families and, certainly in the provinces, might have had "chinless/upper class twit" connotations too.

Nowadays, those types of names seem to be favoured by middle class aspirational types. IMO that really doesn't matter, if it doesn"t bother you and if you like the name. I wouldn"t describe Hugo as "chavvy" ( don't like that word anyway), but some people will think it's a bit "try hard".

I work in a boys' prep school and Hugo is by far the most common (as in popular) name. All the little Hugos are absolutely lovely, but there are rather a lot of them!

We have a Hugo and I still love the name after 6/7 years. We are not posh, but it's no more unusual than many names in DS's class. Most people who hear it tell us it's a fab name (not that it matters) and while it is more popular now that when we chose it, as far as I know he is the only Hugo in his school.

Adore Hugo and Hugh /Huw is a great nickname

Jago (jay-go) is also great. Cornish for James I think

Milo ?

Not posh. Becoming popular near me

As WSO has put forward Jago (which is indeed the Cornish for James), can I be so bold as to put forward Iago, the Welsh for James?

I know the name has had a bad rep since Shakespeare's Othello (and latterly Aladin ) but it's a good name!

i like Iago , im welsh :-D
Unfortunately my OH isnt and said no lol
really appreciate suggestions :)

I dislike it, I don't think it is posh as much as aspirational.

I really like Hugh which in my opinion is a strong, classic name.