Given name
Huw
“of great intellect”
Huw is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “of great intellect.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “of great intellect.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Huw 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
Huw’s family of names
Huw shares a linguistic root with Hugh. In Welsh usage, Huw has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Hugo. Huw has a related form in Hugh.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Huw has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Welsh roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Huw
- Huw EdwardsWelsh journalist and newsreader (born 1961)
- Huw BennettWelsh rugby union footballer and coachborn 1983
- Huw NightingaleBritish snowboarderborn 2001
- Huw PriceAustralian philosopherborn 1953
- Huw MerrimanBritish politician (born 1973)
- Huw Irranca-DaviesWelsh politician and MS (born 1963)
- Huw Dixoneconomistborn 1958
- H. HawklineWelsh singer-songwriter and radio and television presenter based in Cardiffborn 1985
- Huw CeredigBritish actor (1942-2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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