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HelpThoughts on Hugh?
It’s been on my mind lately! Combo ideas?
Thanks!
Jagoda
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Thanks!
Jagoda
★ Top 25: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/136993/97278 ★
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I love Hugh. Very strong
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I like Hugh a lot. If I'd had a second son, I'd probably have considered Hugh or Hugo as part of an 'H + Daniel' combo; that was a tradition in DH's family but died out early in the last century. (They used Daniel as the fn.)
Unfortunately, where I live some people have great difficulty with hearing/saying Hugh! Afrikaans-speaking South Africans stumble strangely over the English h. They regularly insert an h into 'piano', making it 'piHANo', but do the opposite with Hugh. For instance, I worked in a department once with equal numbers of English and Afrikaans speakers, and an older Scotsman named Hugh McFarlane, now deceased. He was a gossip, and passed on some news to me which I later heard again from an Afrikaans colleague whose English was close to native-speaker competence. I said that, yes, I knew about that, and she asked how. I said "Hugh told me" and her startled reply was "No, I didn't!" So I'd probably have gone for Hugo - which is not a problem, oddly enough.
Unfortunately, where I live some people have great difficulty with hearing/saying Hugh! Afrikaans-speaking South Africans stumble strangely over the English h. They regularly insert an h into 'piano', making it 'piHANo', but do the opposite with Hugh. For instance, I worked in a department once with equal numbers of English and Afrikaans speakers, and an older Scotsman named Hugh McFarlane, now deceased. He was a gossip, and passed on some news to me which I later heard again from an Afrikaans colleague whose English was close to native-speaker competence. I said that, yes, I knew about that, and she asked how. I said "Hugh told me" and her startled reply was "No, I didn't!" So I'd probably have gone for Hugo - which is not a problem, oddly enough.
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As always, I love reading your input! Hugo is great but it’s just too popular for me.
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You’ve summed up exactly why I *don’t* like this name. It doesn’t travel well. It’s unpronounceable in almost any non-English-speaking country (except its native Scotland, of course). As someone who travels a lot I’d never use Hugh because the name would be butchered elsewhere. As someone who lives in a non-Anglophone country I’m not surprised you feel the same.
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Hugh does not originate only in Scotland, and people in Scotland speak English.
This message was edited 2/6/2018, 8:02 AM
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I know that, but Scotland does have a lot of native Scots and Gaelic speakers.
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1.1% of the population speak Gaelic, but I didn’t even need to look that up to be able to tell you that there are very few people who speak the language. I have strong ties to Scotland and grew up not far from the border.
This message was edited 2/6/2018, 12:15 PM
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I apologize.
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I love Hugh.
It's always been fairly popular here in Australia though (not like top 20) but popular enough for me to not use it.
However, if we got another dog we would more than likely name him Hugh. Hugh & Arthur sounds like good dog brothers :)
I love Hugh.
It's always been fairly popular here in Australia though (not like top 20) but popular enough for me to not use it.
However, if we got another dog we would more than likely name him Hugh. Hugh & Arthur sounds like good dog brothers :)
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Hugh and Arthur would make great brothers for any species!
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Hugh-that's not my cup of tea-pretty strange look & a really difficult way of pronunciation.
The only "thing" I can think of is Huey Lewis & the News, what I have to listen to on the radio permanently.
The only "thing" I can think of is Huey Lewis & the News, what I have to listen to on the radio permanently.
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There are lots of Hughs - Hugh Grant, Hugh Laurie, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dennis.
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I get a conflicting vibe from it. On one hand I picture a kindly, fun-loving older guy, everybody's favorite uncle. But on the other hand it's just such a wisp of a name, just an exhalation.
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It is just an exhalation, but a pleasant one I think!
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It's okay, I prefer the spelling Huw personally!
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I could never get behind the Welsh spelling!
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