English
Hugo
Hugo comes from Old French Hugo, and goes back to Frankish *hugi ‘thought, mind, spirit’.
- Frankishc. 250–700*hugi‘thought, mind, spirit’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Hugo
- Englishearliest quotation 1986same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frankishc. 250–700*hugi‘thought, mind, spirit’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Hugo
- Englishearliest quotation 1986same form
Earliest quotation: 1986, Kitty Burns Florey, Real Life: “He had liked a girl named Sandra in seventh…”
Every English word from Frankish *hugi
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Hugh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Frankish *hugi / Hugo