Hugh

[Firebird83]

What do you think of the name Hugh?

Not a fan but obviously you are. Not sure why my opinion matters to you. It shouldn't.

In my area, it's a 'posh' name.

I was planning to use it or possibly Roland even though neither works well with our surname but DC2 is a DD so it was not needed.

I like it, though I prefer Hugo.

Love it!

There would be no point in having this baby name forum if people didn’t want opinions.

It seems to have fallen out of favour a bit. Hugo seems much more popular, which is a reversal as that was the posh name when I was young.

Hugh is all right. Not a favourite name of mine but that has a lot to do with the awful bullying my daughter had at primary school from a boy called Hugh.

There's the Welsh spelling Huw as well.

I really like it but strongly dislike the lengthened version Hughie.

There's the Welsh spelling Huw as well. It's not a Welsh spelling, it's a Welsh name and they don't sound the same. (Huw is like Hill said by someone who sounds their Ls as a W.)
Huw's a bit middle-aged in Wales and not currently used for baby boys.

I prefer Hugh to Hugo. Hugo seems too trendy.

I worked with a Hugh. We all called him Huge.

I like Hugo.

I know one. He's 7 and gorgeous.
Often gets called Hughie.
I'm not a fan of the name myself but if you like it, go for it!

Its good, it's my brothers middle name and have found many Hughs in my family doing my tree. Its not common outside Wales where it is usually spelt Huw but I prefer Hugh.

I would say Huw and Hugh are pronounced slightly differently.

Hugh Hefner

prefer Hugo, but depends which goes better with surname

I like it, but I think Hugo is easier to say 🤷🏻‍♀️.
Could also be difficult for those who cannot pronounce H's.

I like it. It’s my brother’s name. I had to tell someone his name, as well as my own, yesterday and she said “gorgeous names!”

It was anglicised as Hugh in Wales.
Lots of names were anglicised - you'd get an Ifan who was registered as Evan, Siôn registered a John, Dafydd as David, Rhys as Rees etc.

I really like it, much prefer it to Hugo personally.
It was fairly widely used in Ireland at one stage as a translation of the Irish name Aodh (though the names are unrelated). I’m Irish and know a fair few Hughs and Hughies, though Hugo seems a more popular choice for babies here now.

I smiled when I saw this, my big btother is Hugh, and I don't think I've met another one, I think it's beautifully retro without being pretentious.

Nicknames, Hughie and Scottish ... Shug. No idea why.

@Dariella , how is Aodh pronounced?

Is that a well known predicament 😂

@sallyluyah , only in Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire.

Where I am in Ireland (quite far south) it’s always pronounced ay, as in the letter A, or to rhyme with hay.

In other Irish dialects (eg in Ulster) I think it’s pronounced like the letter E though, and I believe it was pronounced like the ugh in Hugh in some parts of the country at one stage. That similarity in sound was probably why Hugh was used as a ‘translation’.

https://forvo.com/word/aodh_buidhe_mac_daibh%C3%A9id/

I have a baby DGS called Hugh so obviously I love it.
We also have a cat called Hugo and when his baby brother was born our 4 year old DGS said “he’s got the same name as Granny and Grandad’s cat!” 😆

Thanks. I did look online but I got 'Ay-y', 'Ay-odduh-huh', 'Ee-y' and 'OO-oo'
and thought I'd better ask.