Save Gender Masculine Usage Dutch Pronounced Pron. /ˈɦœy̯p/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsMedieval and otherwise archaic variants: Huijb, Huijp, Huyb, Huyp Meaning & History Short form of Huibert and Huibrecht. In practice, the name is also used on bearers of related names, such as Hubert, Hubertus and Hubrecht.