What do you think of when you hear the name Hugo?

[Jenniferat86]

I love the name Hugo but DH thinks it might seem a bit posh/pretentious. What do you think?

Nah not anymore. Maybe 10-15 years ago. It’s a lovely name and one which is no longer restricted to a particular class.
A bit like Arlo, which is used by all sorts of people. Same with Rupert now. At our school Ruperts were posh but they aren’t nowerdays. There’s a kid from the council estate called Rupert. No one bats an eyelid

No, Hugo is lovely. Nice laid back vibe and interesting but easy to spell. I know one whose dad's side are German thus the name, and one baby one who looks EXACTLY like a Hugo.

No class associations really for me.

Yes exactly. We've got names like Otis and Hugo and Bruno popping up all over here. Not posh. Oh and a Rupert come to think of it!

Names like Sebastian, Hugo and Quentin might have been 'posh' in the past but not anymore imo.

I know kids with these names at our local primary school

Love it.

I only know posh ones, but that wouldn't worry me.

Anyone can use any names, they really aren't restricted to a certain group of people

I agree that names like Sebastian, Quentin, Rupert and Hugo are becoming much more mainstream.

snort at Quentin....

Hugo is still v posh round here. Sorry.

It's a bit try hard ... as in trying to be posh but failing.

It has a slightly posh vibe but is becoming more mainstream. But the only Hugo I know is very posh and rich.

Bart Simpson's evil twin who lives in the attic.

I think what a gorgeous name it is and how mad I am that we both would have sounded ridiculous calling our kid in the park: mancunian DH would be ‘yougow!’ And I would sound way too posh 😄 we’re in surrey but that’s just not me. Oh also we have an H surname and I have an H first name so it would just be too much.

SUCH a cute name though, and works for all ages I reckon!

To clarify what I mean by that.. it's a name that used to be posh but is now one of those names that has become popular because people are trying too hard to be posh. I envisage the mum would shop at joules, drive a suv and have several holidays a year.. but behind the scene be drowning in credit card debt trying to keep up with the Jones.

I may have over thought this one...

Nice name and no longer has the posh overtones that Hugh has.
Go for it if you like it. A name that suits all ages and doesn’t need a nn

I think of a real little character I know, very cheeky, funny and brave, his name suits him down to the ground.

Yes, much more mainstream nowadays. I know Hugos from all sorts of backgrounds. I also hear Sebastian, Quentin and Rupert around here much more. All fine names imo.

More importantly, people become their name, not the other way round

I think of the drink.

I think of Hugo Horton!

"Bart Simpson's evil twin who lives in the attic.

I came here to say this.

Hugo Weaving, fantastic Australian actor.

It's a lovely name and one we considered, but we're in Spain and it's pronounced 'oo-go' here, ommiting the H completely.

Ten years ago I would have assumed Hugo = Posho. But not anymore. I think it’s a great name and I know a few little ones who are not posh, and a few big ones who are!

@KipperTheFrog me too! Ruled it out for us even though I liked it otherwise.

We have a Hugo nn Hugs or Hugzy and he loves his name! And we ain't posh

Only pretentious when pronounced “you-go” with great emphasis by decidedly non-posh, English speaking as first language mother. (In DD’s class. Lovely little boy)

I think of the film Hugo, about an orphan who lives in a Paris train station. It's a lovely film and a lovely name.