Given name
Hef
“heart, mind”
Hef is a given name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hef is a form of Hugh. Hugh goes back to Proto-Germanic *hugiz, meaning “heart, mind.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Hef is a form of Hugh. Hugh comes from Old French, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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