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Hugo and Hubert have nameday today in Sweden (the names are related). Hugh is the English form. WDYT of these names?
I love Hugo and it is very popular in Sweden now for little boys (among the top 10). Hubert feels more dated, I'm not fond of any names ending in -bert. Hugh is hard for me to say but this is of course not a problem for English speakers.
- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.
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I love Hugo and it is very popular in Sweden now for little boys (among the top 10). Hubert feels more dated, I'm not fond of any names ending in -bert. Hugh is hard for me to say but this is of course not a problem for English speakers.
- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.
Equality never goes out of style.
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I've always loved Hugh and Hugo is a new favorite for me.
Hubert is a sentimental favorite of mine for two reasons. First, I expect no one else to like it (I have a soft spot for ugly ducklings), and second it reminds me of Hubert Humphrey (Nixon's foe in 1968). Who couldn't love a Hubert, hmm? Or a Humphrey, come to think fo it?
Hubert is a sentimental favorite of mine for two reasons. First, I expect no one else to like it (I have a soft spot for ugly ducklings), and second it reminds me of Hubert Humphrey (Nixon's foe in 1968). Who couldn't love a Hubert, hmm? Or a Humphrey, come to think fo it?
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I dislike all three, though Hugo sounds kinda dark and goth and cool to me. I suppose I could come to like it.
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These names are definitely not popular in the US. If I had to guess, I'd say only Hugh was ever what you might even call common, and that was quite some time ago.
Hubert strikes me as comical for some reason. A big fat wise-cracking guy. I did used to think it would be fun to have some farmyard pet, like a pig or goat and call him Hubert.
Hugo has sort of a sinister cast to it, like a villain.
As for Hugh, I can see using it as a mn, but it just seems so thin and wispy, like blowing out a candle.
Oh, the original Welsh spelling is Huw. I know a man named Huw. He's Canadian, not Welsh. But the funny part is that his last name is Hughes. Which brings to mind the following tongue-twister:
In Huron, a hewer, Hugh Hughes, usually hewed a few new yews of unusual hues for you. lol
Hubert strikes me as comical for some reason. A big fat wise-cracking guy. I did used to think it would be fun to have some farmyard pet, like a pig or goat and call him Hubert.
Hugo has sort of a sinister cast to it, like a villain.
As for Hugh, I can see using it as a mn, but it just seems so thin and wispy, like blowing out a candle.
Oh, the original Welsh spelling is Huw. I know a man named Huw. He's Canadian, not Welsh. But the funny part is that his last name is Hughes. Which brings to mind the following tongue-twister:
In Huron, a hewer, Hugh Hughes, usually hewed a few new yews of unusual hues for you. lol
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Hubert sounds like one of the ultimate hick names, since I knew an awful redneck my age named Huber (as in, didn't have the T on the end--ferreals).
Hugh's fine for someone else's kid, but it's not one I plan on using. And...uh...well, I have grown to like Hugo a lot these past few months, but there's no way in hell I could get away with it, I suspect. His aunts would poke fun.
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Hugh's fine for someone else's kid, but it's not one I plan on using. And...uh...well, I have grown to like Hugo a lot these past few months, but there's no way in hell I could get away with it, I suspect. His aunts would poke fun.
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I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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