Given name & surname
Hugues
“having a bright mind”
Hugues is a variant of Hugh. One German interpretation is “having a bright mind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hugues is a variant of Hugh. One German interpretation is “having a bright mind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hugues is a variant of Hugh. An origin associated with Hugh is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Hugues is used as a form of Hugh.
The story
The name has a history of use among French royal or aristocratic families.
Hugues through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 467 as a first name in 2020; 360 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hugues’s family of names
Hugues has a diminutive in Huguette. In English usage, Hugues has a later derivative in Higonnet. In French usage, Hugues has a related form in Hugo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hugues has relatives in 27 languages.
22 related names in 27 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hugues
- Hugues de PayensGrand Master of the Knights Templar1074–1136
- Hugh III of BurgundyDuke of Burgundy from 1162 to 11921148–1192
- Hugh IV of BurgundyDuke of Burgundy (1213-1272)
- Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de BassanoFrench statesman and journalist (1763-1839)
- Hugues AufrayFrench singerborn 1929
- Hugues Obryfencerborn 1973
- Hugues DuboscqFrench swimmerborn 1981
- Hugh II of BurgundyFrench noble1084–1143
- Hugh of FauquemberguesFlemish noble1100–1106
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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