Hugues
/yɡ/noun
The French form of the masculine given name Hugh or Hugo.
Did you know?Hugues became especially famous through Hugues Capet, the tenth-century French king whose dynasty ruled France for centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*hugiz
“Mind, thought, or spirit”
Old High German
OHG
Hugu
“A personal name formed from the element meaning mind or spirit”
8th–9th Century
Latin
Hugo
“Latinized Germanic personal name”
12th Century
Old French
Hugues
“French form of Hugo”
16th Century
French
Huguenot
“A term for a French Protestant; its origin is associated with Hugues, though the exact development is debated”
Modern French
French
Hugues
“A masculine given name, equivalent to Hugh or Hugo”