Hughie
/ˈhjuː.i/noun
A diminutive or familiar form of the name Hugh.
Did you know?Hughie ultimately shares a Germanic root with Huginn, one of Odin’s ravens, whose name means “thought” or “memory.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hugiz
“Mind, thought, spirit, or disposition”
Early Germanic
Old Norse
hugr
“Mind, thought, courage, or inner spirit”
Viking Age
Old Norse
Huginn
““Thought,” the name of one of Odin’s ravens”
7th–11th Century
Old English
hyge
“Mind, intellect, thought, or spirit”
11th–12th Century
Old French
Hugo
“A Germanic personal name derived from the root meaning mind or spirit”
Modern English
English
Hughie
“A familiar diminutive of Hugh”