Given name & surname · also Polish
Hus
“goose”
Hus is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English, Polish, and Czech.
Original PolishHuss
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Hus has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from Polish; as a Dutch surname, it comes from Proto-West Germanic *hugi; as a Norwegian surname, it goes back to a word meaning “house”.
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Hus’s family of names
In English usage, Hus as a surname has a related form in HUSS. In English usage, Hus as a surname has a related form in HUSS. In English usage, Hus as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Χους.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hus has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Slovak roots to each of them.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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Hugyecz
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Sibling ideas
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