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I wouldn’t consider Hugo beautiful. It sounds like one of the non-inadvertently pretentious characters the young March sisters would have acted out in their attic.
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Hugh
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Amos because it feels more substantial.
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I don't like the sound of Amos, and it's what I think of as a fringe-biblical name, probably most used by people who read their Bibles with focused intensity. So I'd never consider considering it.
I like Hugh a lot. Good vibrations - intelligent, thoughtful, diligent.
Trouble is, in South Africa (some) Afrikaans-speaking people (sometimes) have great difficulty with the letter H. They often insert it where it doesn't belong, like pihano instead of piano, and/or they can't hear it when it is present. I had a colleague once named Hugh who was a notorious gossip; I mentioned something to an Afrikaans colleague once, and she was startled and asked me how I knew. I said "Hugh told me" and she looked even more astonished and said "No, I didn't!". Her English was very good, close to mother-tongue proficiency, but it let her down at that point. Hugo doesn't seem to have the same effect, for some reason, but I prefer Hugh.
I like Hugh a lot. Good vibrations - intelligent, thoughtful, diligent.
Trouble is, in South Africa (some) Afrikaans-speaking people (sometimes) have great difficulty with the letter H. They often insert it where it doesn't belong, like pihano instead of piano, and/or they can't hear it when it is present. I had a colleague once named Hugh who was a notorious gossip; I mentioned something to an Afrikaans colleague once, and she was startled and asked me how I knew. I said "Hugh told me" and she looked even more astonished and said "No, I didn't!". Her English was very good, close to mother-tongue proficiency, but it let her down at that point. Hugo doesn't seem to have the same effect, for some reason, but I prefer Hugh.
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This is how I feel about the name. I feel like all I'm saying is "Ew"
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Neither, they are both really aristocratic-old-guyish.
Hugh just sounds like someone being surprised. "You won the lottery" - "Hugh?" It doesn't even sound like a name. And it is very Hugh Grant which is fine but also reminds me of old, posh men.
I choose Amos because I like Harry Potter and it sounds like a name at least.
Hugh just sounds like someone being surprised. "You won the lottery" - "Hugh?" It doesn't even sound like a name. And it is very Hugh Grant which is fine but also reminds me of old, posh men.
I choose Amos because I like Harry Potter and it sounds like a name at least.
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I don't know about aristocratic...
...My grandpa was named Hugh, he was the most rugged, hard-working, down-to-earth farmer boy ever. Maybe he was an anomaly..?
...My grandpa was named Hugh, he was the most rugged, hard-working, down-to-earth farmer boy ever. Maybe he was an anomaly..?
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I just looked up Amos' meaning and it is terrible :( I thought it meant "beloved" like Amy or Amanda but I was wrong
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Actually...
The name Amos derives from the Hebrew verb עמס (‘amas) to carry. So to elaborate it means to load or carry a load.
The name Amos derives from the Hebrew verb עמס (‘amas) to carry. So to elaborate it means to load or carry a load.
This message was edited 10/28/2020, 3:37 PM
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Well that makes all the difference xD perhaps the Amos entry should be modified if so?
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"load, burden" D: awe poor kiddies named Amos. Was this the Hebrew version of "Unwanted"?
This message was edited 10/28/2020, 2:35 PM
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Amos. Hugh sounds dated.
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I think both sound dated, but Amos is better imo
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