Views on Hugh please

[Smilewearingthin]

Struggling to find a boys name ... what does anyone think of Hugh? For some reason, my mother feels it is 'very aristocratic', and we're not!

Prefer Hugo.

I quite like it. Though also prefer Hugo...

More importantly though, I think from now on all thread titles should rhyme...

i knew a Hugh. he smelled of poo. toodloo

you will spend your life going "Hugh not you"

My best friend is called Hugh.

It's a name to grow into I think. I also think I prefer Hugo because it has more sound to it. Hugh is almost just an exhalation.

I like it, but it's defninitely considered "posh" and some people will immediately think Hugh Grant.

It may well be our middle name if the one I'm cooking now is a boy, as it was dh's granfather's name.

oh and then there will be Hugh Pugh Barney Magrew cuthbert dibble and grub

Ugh, typos! Sorry.

I like it

Blinks and Moston ... good points

Hugo is a possibility then.

Lovely name, so is Hughie.

had a lovely boyfriend called Hugh

he [and the name] both quite posh

quite like it

I like it too.

And Hugo

Moston, it's Pugh, Pugh, Barney, Magrew
(the Pugh's were brothers I believe!)
but yes, people will still sing Hugh, Pugh, at him.
But i do like the name Hugh, less pretenious than Hugo.
Fearnley-Whittingstall anyone?

I like it

When I lived in Northern Ireland they all seemed to pronounce it 'Kew' for some bizarre reason...

And if you are in Scotland there is a danger of it being shortened to Shug/Shuggie

Ugh, hate it. Uptight middle-aged man telling children off for playing on the furniture. WRONG.

Hate Hugo too, but at least that's got a bit of adventure about it.

I went out with a boy called Hugh when I was at school ... he was lovely [sigh]

I like the name, and I certainly prefer it to Hugo.

Mmm.... Hugo Spears...

I like it. Agree, he doesn't sound like the son of travellers! But at the same time, it's too simple to be pretentious, it's too normal to be trying too hard. But it's unusual.

Hughie is nice for a little guy.

I love it. Hugo is great too but in different league of posh!

I love 'Hugh is almost just an exhalation'! Puts it very well.

Dibble ... now there's a name ...

Thanks, these are all useful comments. We are very, very undecided and when DH suggested this name I just didn't seem to have any views at all.

Its ok

Knew a Hugh @ school and also know a baby boy named Huw ( i am welsh)

don't like it. Just makes me think of a hooray henry in mustard coloured cords with an upturned collar.

not for me personally.... ds has friend called hugh, but for years thought it was 'phew' - was quite funny to listen to them playing together....