Hugues (given Name)

Hugues is a masculine given name most often found in francophone countries, a variant of the originally Germanic name "

Hugo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on ...

" or " Hugh". The final ''s'' marks the

nominative case In grammar, the nominative case (abbreviated ), subjective case, straight case or upright case is one of the grammatical cases of a noun or other part of speech, which generally marks the subject of a verb or (in Latin and formal variants of Engl ...

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

, but is not retained by modern pronunciation (such as in English:

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

, Giles,

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, etc.). The old

oblique case In grammar, an oblique (abbreviated ; from la, casus obliquus) or objective case (abbr. ) is a nominal case other than the nominative case, and sometimes, the vocative. A noun or pronoun in the oblique case can generally appear in any role exc ...

'' Hugon'' ('' Huon'', '' Yon'') disappeared. Notable people bearing this name include: * Crusader kings of Cyprus: ** Hugues I de Lusignan (1194/1195–1218) ** Hugues II de Lusignan (1252/1253–1267) * Hugues, Bishop of Dié, (c. 1040–1106) * Hugues Absil (born 1961), French painter * Hugues Aubriot (13??-1382/1391), French administrator and heretic *

Hugues Aufray Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (; born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist. Aufray is known for French language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New ...

(born 1929), French singer * Hugues Le Bars (1950–2014), French film music composer *

Hugues IV de Berzé Hugues IV de Berzé (or ''Bregi''; 1150/1155 – 1220) was a knight and trouvère from the Mâconnais. He participated in the Fourth Crusade in 1201 and the Fifth Crusade in 1220. He was the lord of Berzé-le-Châtel. Hugues wrote at least five l ...

(1150/1155–1220), French knight, crusader and poet * Hugues Bousiges (born 1948), French civil servant * Hugues Briatte (born 1990), French rugby union player * Hugues Broussard (born 1934), French Olympic swimmer *

Hugues Capet Hugh Capet (; french: Hugues Capet ; c. 939 – 14 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, ...

(c.939–996), first King of the Franks *

Hugues Cosnier Hugues Cosnier () was a French engineer who conceived of the Briare Canal who was born in Tours, 1573, and died in 1629. in Paris He proposed to Henri IV the idea of building a canal from the Loire River to the River Seine. It would go from Bri ...

(????-1629), French engineer * Hugues de Châteauneuf (1053–1132), French Bishop, theologian and Catholic saint *

Hugues Cuénod Hugues-Adhémar Cuénod (; 26 June 19026 December 2010)

(1902–2010), Swiss singer opera and musical stage singer * Hugues-Wilfried Dah (born 1986), Burkinabé footballer * Hugues Delorme (1868-1942), French poet, comedian, playwright and journalist *

Hugues Doneau Hugues Doneau, commonly referred also by the Latin form Hugo Donellus (23 December 1527, in Chalon-sur-Saône – 4 May 1591, in Altdorf bei Nürnberg), was a French law professor and one of the leading representatives of French legal humanism ( ...

(1527–1591), French law professor *

Hugues Duboscq Hugues Duboscq (born 29 August 1981 in Saint-Lô, Manche, France) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of th ...

(born 1981), French Olympic breaststroke swimmer *

Hugues Dufourt Hugues Dufourt () is a French composer and philosopher associated with the spectral school of composition. Born in Lyon on September 28, 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory. Dufourt became co-director of the E ...

(born 1943), French composer and philosopher *

Hugues Fournel Hugues Fournel (born 5 August 1988) is a Canadian kayaker. He was born in Lachine, Quebec. Fournel was the 2011 Pan American champion in the men's K-2 200 m together with Ryan Cochrane. He competed in K-2 200 and 1000 m together with Cochra ...

(born 1988), Canadian Olympic canoeist * Hugues le Grand (898–956), Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris *

Hugues Heney Hugues Heney (September 9, 1789 – January 13, 1844) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1789, the grandson of Pierre Foretier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. Heney articled with Josep ...

(1789–1844), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Hugues Krafft Hugues Krafft (1853 – 1935) was a photographer born in Paris. He travelled around the world, and visited Japan in 1882–1883. He left numerous quality photographs of the period. He was among the first to use instantaneous photography in Japa ...

(1853–1935), French photographer *

Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais Hugues may refer to People: * Hugues de Payens (c. 1070–1136), French soldier * Hugues I de Lusignan (1194/95 –1218), French-descended ruler a.k.a. Hugh I of Cyprus * Hugues IV de Berzé (1150s–1220), French soldier * Hugues II de Lusignan ...

(1782-1854), French priest, philosopher and political theorist *

Hugues Lapointe Hugues Lapointe (March 3, 1911 – November 13, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978. Life and career Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the son of the Canadian Member of ...

(1911– 1982), Canadian politician and lawyer * Hugues Legault (born 1974), Canadian swimmer *

Hugues de Lionne Hugues de Lionne (11 October 1611 – 1 September 1671) was a French statesman. He was born in Grenoble, of an old family of Dauphiné. Early trained for diplomacy, he fell into disgrace under Cardinal Richelieu, but his remarkable abilities ...

(1611–1671), French statesman *

Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle Fra' Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (13 April 1531 – 4 May 1595) was the 51st Grand Master of the Order of Malta, between 1582 and 1595. History He is mainly remembered for the reconstruction of the hunting lodge at Boschetto which was rename ...

(1531–1595), French-born 52nd Grand Master of the Order of Malta *

Hugues-Bernard Maret, Duc de Bassano Hugues-Bernard Maret (, 1 May 1763 – 13 May 1839), 1st Duke of Bassano (''Duc de Bassano''), was a French statesman, diplomat and journalist. Biography Early career Maret was born in Dijon, in the province of Burgundy, as the second son o ...

, (1763–1839), French statesman and journalist *

Hugues Obry Hugues Obry (born 19 May 1973) is a retired French fencer and current coach. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals a ...

(born 1973), French fencer and Olympic medalist *

Hugues Occansey Hugues Occansey (born 18 December 1966 in Moyeuvre-Grande, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the America ...

(born 1966), French basketball player *

Hugues de Pairaud Hugues de Pairaud (also Perraud, Peraudo, Peraut or Desperaut) was one of the leaders of the Knights Templar. He and Geoffroi de Gonneville (the Preceptor of Aquitaine) were sentenced to life imprisonment on March 18, 1314. They were spared the fa ...

(12??-13??), French leader of the Knights Templar *

Hugues Panassié Hugues Panassié (27 February 1912 in Paris – 8 December 1974 in Montauban) was a French Music criticism, critic, record producer, and impresario of traditional jazz. Career Panassié was born in Paris. When he was fourteen, he was stricke ...

(1912–1974), French jazz critic and producer *

Hugues de Payens Hugues de Payens or Payns (9 February 1070 – 24 May 1136) was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux, he created the ''Latin Rule'', the code of behavior for the Order. Name T ...

(c.1070–1136), French co-founder of the

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* Hugues C. Pernath (1931-1975), Belgian writer *

Hugues de Pierrepont Hugh de Pierrepont (died 1229) was bishop of Liège from 1200 to 1229. He was French in origin, from the diocese of Laon; he was son of Hugues de Wasnad. He was supported after his election by Baldwin VI of Hainaut.Hugues Claude Pissarro Hugues Claude Pissarro (born 1935) is a French painter. He is alternately known as Hugues Claude Pissarro, H. Claude Pissarro, and professionally as Isaac Pomié or Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié. His work has been featured in exhibitions in Europe ...

(born 1935), French painter * Hugues Portelli (born 1947), French politician * Hugues Randin (1628–c.1680), French-born Canadian engineer *

Hugues Rebell Georges Grassal de Choffat or Hugues Rebell (27 October 1867 in Nantes – 6 March 1905 in Paris) was a French people, French author. He wrote against Christianity and professed paganism while remaining a Catholic. An exponent of Friedrich Nietzsc ...

(1867-1905), French author * Hugues de Poitiers, (????-1187), French Benedictine monk *

Hugues de Romans Hugh of Die ( 1040 – October 7, 1106) was a French Catholic bishop. Biography Hugh was prior of the monastery of Saint-Marcel in Chalon-sur-Saône. On October 19, 1073, he became bishop of Die, Drôme and on March 9, 1074 received his episcopal ...

(c. 1040–1106), French papal legate and Archbishop of Lyon * Hugues de Roussan (born 1955), Canadian handball player and Olympic competitor * Hugues de Saint-Cher (ca. 1200–1263), French Dominican friar and cardinal and theologian * Hugues Sambin (ca. 1520–1601), French sculptor *

Hugues Sweeney Hugues Sweeney is head of French-language interactive media production at the National Film Board of Canada, based in Montreal. Sweeney's recent credits include ''My Tribe Is My Life'', the online interactive animation work, ''Bla Bla'', ''Rouge au ...

(born ???), Canadian artist and web designer * Hugues Taraval (1729-1785), French painter * Hugues Tshiyinga Mafo (born 1983), Democratic Republic of Congo sprinter *

Hugues Wembangomo Hugues Wembangomo (born 10 May 1992) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a right back. He has previously played for Sarpsborg 08 and Aalesund, as well as represented Norway at youth international level. Club career Wembangomo was b ...

(born 1992), Democratic Republic of Congo-born Norwegian footballer * Hugues Zagbayou (born 1990), Ivorian football player * Hugues Flache (born 1975), french veterinarian reconverted as a cricket player and world famous {{given name, Hugues Masculine given names French masculine given names