Hugh

[hyoo or, often, yoo] Origin

Hugh

[hyoo or, often, yoo]
noun
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “heart, mind.”
hew, hue, Hugh.
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Hugh is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

Hugh
masc. proper name, from O.N.Fr. Hugues, O.Fr. Hue, from a Frank. name meaning "heart, mind," cf. O.H.G. Hugi, related to hugu "mind, soul, thought." Very popular after the Conquest (often in L. form Hugo); the common form was Howe, the nickname form Hudd. Its popularity is attested by the more than 90
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surnames formed from it, including Hughes, Howe, Hudson, Hewitt, Hutchins.
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