Message: "Hugo?" - Behind the Name

Hugo?

by Miranda (Randee15)

9/6/2004, 1:09 AM

I believe Hugo is used in Sweden, but I'm not 100% sure and BtN doesn't say anything. Anyone want to confirm or deny its usage there? If it is used, how is it pronounced and how popular is it now?

Miranda (who's been on a Swedish names kick lately)

#Hugo

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- Mary-Olive (guest)

9/6/2004, 1:01 PM

Can't speak of the Swedes ...

... but I dated a Norwegian Hugo. Incidentally, it was also the middle name of my husband's brother. Part of father-in-law's side is of mixed Scandinavian stock, with several Hugos in the family tree; however, brother-in-law himself was named for V. Hugo.

- menke +4

9/6/2004, 10:11 AM

i don;t think Hugo is a particular Swedish name
i think it's even rare there
what i do know is that is used in the Netherlands and Germany (and other german-speaking countries)

perhaps also in France (no, i don;t meant Victor Hugo) but i believe they have an other French form (Huge or Hugebert)

- Caprice +1

9/6/2004, 12:40 PM

I'm Swedish, and I have seen that Hugo is becoming more and more common. It used to be very unusual (I knew a Hugo when I was little, but he got the name from his Guatemalan father), but is now popular.

- Miranda (Randee15)

9/6/2004, 4:29 PM

Thank you, but pronunciation please?

- menke +1

9/6/2004, 10:16 AM

sorry ur right too

Hugo is also a 'common' name in Sweden, yes

i searched at google.com for Hugosson (meaning would be 'son of Hugo) and i find quite some results

this means Hugo is used for long time there, cause there are surnames containing it (meaning it existed in Sweden back time when surnames come into life)

- Caprice

9/6/2004, 12:42 PM

About Hugosson...

...I've never heard that! :) It must be a very unusual surname. The son-names didn't become common until the end of the 19th century (dotter-names ie "daughter" are very rare today), I think, but the name "Hugi" was used in Old Norse.

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