Given name & surname
Hew
“having a bright mind”
Hew is a variant of Hugh. One German interpretation is “having a bright mind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hew is a variant of Hugh. One German interpretation is “having a bright mind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hew is a variant of Hugh. An origin associated with Hugh is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Hew is a variant of Hugh. The history of Hugh gives this family its wider story. Hugh’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Explained through its name family
Hew’s family of names
Hew has a related form in Hugh. In English usage, Hew has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Хью.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hew
- Hew FraserScottish field hockey player (1877-1938)
- Hew StrachanBritish historianborn 1949
- Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High MarkBritish Army general (1750-1830)
- Hew Dalrymple RossBritish Field Marshal (1779-1868)
- Hew PikeBritish Army generalborn 1943
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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