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Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name Hugues, ... The modern English pronunciation /hjuː/ is influenced by the Norman variant form Hue ...
Aodh (/ iː, eɪ / ee, ay, Irish: [iː, eː], Scottish Gaelic:; Old Irish: Áed) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. [1] The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology .
The English version of the name is Hugh, the Italian version is Ugo. For detailed history and etymology of the name, see Hugh (given name). The name Hugo is actually a short form of old names like Hugbert and Hugbald. The name is derived from the old Germanic *hugu, meaning 'sense, mind, thought', and *huggen, meaning 'to think'.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates , i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne .
Hughes is an Anglicized spelling of the Welsh and Irish patronymic surname.The surname may also derive from the etymologically unrelated Picard variant Hugh (Old French Hue) of the Germanic name Hugo.
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Hugh, Hugo, Ugo, Hauke, Huw Hugues is a masculine given name most often found in francophone countries, a variant of the originally Germanic name " Hugo " or " Hugh ". The final s marks the nominative case in Old French , but is not retained by modern pronunciation (such as in English: Charles , Giles , James , etc.).
Gaiman, 64, is the famed English fantasy writer behind "The Sandman," "Good Omens," "American Gods" and "Coraline," all of which have been turned into film and television adaptations, among others.