Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the

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beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). The Germanic name is on record beginning in the 8th century, in variants ''Chugo, Hugo, Huc, Ucho, Ugu, Uogo, Ogo, Ougo,'' etc. The name's popularity in the Middle Ages ultimately derives from its use by

Frankish Frankish may refer to: * Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture ** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages, a group of Low Germanic languages also commonly referred to as "Frankish" varieties * Francia, a post-Roman ...

nobility, beginning with

Duke of the Franks Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they ...

and

Count of Paris Count of Paris () was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. After Hugh Capet was elected King of the Franks in 987, the title merged into the crown and fell into disuse. However, it was later revived ...

Hugh the Great Hugh the Great (16 June 956) was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France, Hugh was Margrave of Neustria. He played an active role in bringing King Louis IV of France ...

(898–956). The Old French form was adopted into English from the

Norman period The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqu ...

(e.g.

Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (died 1098), was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat and member of the House of Bellême. He was also known as Hugh the Red. Life He was the second surviving son of Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbu ...

d. 1098;

Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester Hugh d'Avranches ( 1047 – 27 July 1101), nicknamed ''le Gros'' (the Large) or ''Lupus'' (the Wolf), was from 1071 the second Norman Earl of Chester and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. Early life and career Hugh d'A ...

, d. 1101). The spelling ''Hugh'' in English is from the Picard variant spelling '' Hughes'', where the orthography ''-gh-'' takes the role of ''-gu-'' in standard French, i.e. to express the phoneme /g/ as opposed to the affricate /ʒ/ taken by the grapheme ''g'' before front vowels (as in

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

). The modern English pronunciation /hjuː/ is influenced by the Norman variant form ''

Hue In color theory, hue is one of the properties (called color appearance parameters) of a color, defined in the CIECAM02 model as "the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as ...

'' (/hyː/, /yː/), now only a surname, mainly from Normandy. The

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

name ''Hugo'' was adopted as

third declension The third declension is a category of nouns in Latin and Greek with broadly similar case formation — diverse stems, but similar endings. Sanskrit also has a corresponding class (although not commonly termed as ''third''), in which the so-ca ...

nominative into

Middle Latin Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. It was also the administrative language in the former Roman Provinces of Mauretania, Numidia and Africa Proconsularis under the Vandals ...

(''Hugo, Hugonis''); in English, however, historical figures of the continental Middle Ages are conventionally given the name in its modern English spelling, as in

Hugh Capet Hugh Capet (; ; 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as t ...

(941–996),

Hugh Magnus of France Hugh (, 1007 – 17 September 1025), sometimes called ''Hugh the Great'', was co-king of France under his father, Robert II, from 1017 until his death in 1025. He was a member of the House of Capet, a son of Robert II by his third wife, C ...

(1007–1025),

Hugh of Cluny Hugh (13 May 1024 – 29 April 1109), sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders from the Middle Ages. Biograph ...

(1024–1109),

Hugh of Châteauneuf Hugh of Châteauneuf (, 1053 – 1 April 1132), also called Hugh of Grenoble, was the Bishop of Grenoble from 1080 to his death. He was a partisan of the Gregorian reform and opposed to the Archbishop of Vienne, later Pope Callixtus II. Biograp ...

(1053–1132), etc. Modern variants of the name include German , Dutch , Frisian , Welsh , Italian . In the tradition of

anglicisation Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

of Gaelic names by using similar-sounding, but etymologically unrelated replacements, ''Hugh'' also serves as a replacement for and (see

Hughes (surname) Hughes ( ) is an English language surname, usually of Irish and Welsh origin. Origins Hughes is an Anglicized spelling of the Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The surname may also derive from the etymologically unrelated Picard variant Hu ...

Hughes (given name) Hughes is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hughes Cleaver (1892–1980), Canadian politician * Hughes Eng (fl. from 1959), Canadian community activist * Hughes Rudd (1921–1992), American television journalist and n ...

People with the mononym

Noblemen and clergy

French

(died 956), Duke of the Franks *

(1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II *

Hugh, Duke of Alsace Hugh or Hugo (before 855 – 895) was an illegitimate son of Lothair II, king of Lotharingia, by his mistress Waldrada. His father made him Duke of Alsace in 867. Hugh's name was not a Carolingian royal name, but it was common among the Etich ...

(died 895), modern-day France *

Hugh of Austrasia Chucus (sometimes anglicized "Hugh") was the mayor of the palace of Austrasia from 617 to 623. He was the predecessor to Pepin of Landen and successor of Warnachar. He is mentioned in the will of Saint Bertechramnus, written on 26 March 616, in w ...

(7th century), Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia *

Hugh I, Count of Angoulême Hugh X de Lusignan or Hugh V of La Marche (c. 1183 – c. 5 June 1249, Angoulême) was Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage. He was the son of Hugh IX of Lusignan, Hugh IX. Bac ...

(1183–1249) *

Hugh II, Count of Angoulême Hugh XI de Lusignan or Hugh VI of La Marche (c. 1221 – 6 April 1250) was a 13th-century French nobleman. He succeeded his mother Isabelle of Angoulême, former queen of England, as Count of Angoulême in 1246. He likewise succeeded his father ...

(1221–1250) * Hugh III, Count of Angoulême (13th century) * Hugh IV, Count of Angoulême (1259–1303) * Hugh, Bishop of Avranches (11th century), France *

Hugh I, Count of Blois Hugh I, Count of Blois, also known as ''Hugh I of Châtillon'' ( – 9 April 1248)Theodore Evergates, ''The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300'', (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 223. was jure uxoris Count of Blois from 1230 ...

(died 1248) *

Hugh II, Count of Blois Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

(died 1307) *

Hugh of Brienne Hugh, Count of Brienne and Lecce ( 1240 – 9 August 1296) was the second surviving son of Count Walter IV of Brienne and Marie de Lusignan of Cyprus. Life His father, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon in Palestine, was murdered in 1244 in Cairo, ...

(1240–1296), Count of the medieval French County of Brienne *

Hugh, Duke of Burgundy Hugh the Black (died 952) was Duke of Burgundy from 923 until his death in 952. He was a Bosonid through his father, who was the younger brother of Boso of Provence. Hugh was the son of Richard of Autun, duke of Burgundy, and Adelaide of Auxer ...

(d. 952) *

Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy Hugh I (1057 – August 29, 1093) was duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Duke Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, Robert I. He inherited Burgundy from his grand ...

(1057–1093) *

Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of ''Hugo (name), Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name, given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

(1084–1143) *

Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy Hugh III (1142 – 25 August 1192) was Duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192. As duke, Burgundy was invaded by King Philip II and Hugh was forced to sue for peace. Hugh then joined the Third Crusade, distinguishing himself at Arsuf and Acre, w ...

(1142–1192) *

Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Hugh IV (9 March 1213 – 27 or 30 October 1272) was Duke of Burgundy from 1218 and titular King of Thessalonica from 1266 until his death in 1272. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, and Alice de Vergy. Issue Hugh married twice, fir ...

(1213–1272) *

Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy Hugh V (1294 – 9 May 1315) was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 1315. Hugh was the eldest son of Duke Robert II of Burgundy and Agnes of France.''The Morea:1311-1364'', Peter Topping, A History of the Crusades: The Fourteenth and Fifteen ...

(1294–1315) *

(939–996), King of France * Hugh, Count of Champagne (c. 1074–1125) *

(1052–1132), Bishop of Grenoble *

(1024–1109), French Abott, later canonized as Saint Hugh the Great *

Hugh I of Cyprus Hugh I (; (Oúgos); 1194/1195 – 10 January 1218) succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on 1 April 1205, underage upon the death of his father Aimery, King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. His mother was Eschiva of Ibelin, heiress of that branch of Ibe ...

(1195–1218) *

Hugh II of Cyprus Hugh II of Cyprus (or Hugues II de Lusignan) (June–August, 1252 or 1253 – November or December 5, 1267) was Kingdom of Cyprus, king of Cyprus and, from the age of 5 years, also Regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Biography On January 18, 1253 ...

(1253–1267) *

Hugh III of Cyprus Hugh III (; – 24 March 1284), also called Hugh of Antioch-Lusignan and the Great, was the king of Cyprus (as Hugh III) from 1267 and king of Jerusalem (as Hugh I) from 1268. Born into the family of the princes of Antioch, he effectively rul ...

and Hugh I of Jerusalem (1235–1284) *

Hugh IV of Cyprus Hugh IV (1293/1296 – 10 October 1359) was King of Cyprus from 31 March 1324 to his abdication, on 24 November 1358 and, nominally, King of Jerusalem, as Hugh II, until his death. The son of Guy, Constable of Cyprus (son of Hugh III of Cyprus) ...

(1295–1359) *

Hugh of Die 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 episcopa ...

(1040–1106), French papal legate, and Archbishop of Lyon * Hugh, abbot of Lagny (died 1171), France *

Hugh of Lincoln Hugh of Lincoln ( – 16 November 1200), also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a Burgundian-born Carthusian monk, bishop of Lincoln in the Kingdom of England, and Catholic saint. His feast is observed by Catholics on 16 November and by Anglica ...

(1140–1200), aka Hugh of Avalon or Hugh of Burgundy *

Hugh I of Lusignan Hugh I (est. 885-930) (fl. early tenth century), called ''Venator'' (Latin for ''the Hunter''), was the first Lord of Lusignan. He is mentioned in the ''Chronicle of Saint-Maixent''. In later years the Lusignans held the forest from the east of t ...

(early tenth century) *

Hugh II of Lusignan Hugh II (born c. 910-915 - died 967), called ''Carus'' (Latin for ''the Kind''), was the second Lord of Lusignan, the son and successor of Hugh I Venator. According to the ''Chronicle of Saint-Maixent'', he built the castle A castle is a ty ...

(died 967) *

Hugh III of Lusignan Hugh III ( late tenth century), known as ''Albus'' (the White), was the third Lord of Lusignan. Biography Most probably the son and successor of Hugh II. He confirmed the donation by one of his vassals of the church of Mezeaux to the abbey of Sa ...

(late tenth century) *

Hugh IV of Lusignan Hugh IV (died c. 1026), called ''Brunus'' (Latin for ''the Brown''), was the fourth Lord of Lusignan. He was the son of Hugh III Albus and Arsendis de Vivonne. He was a turbulent baron, who brought his family out of obscurity and on their way t ...

(died 1026) *

Hugh V of Lusignan Hugh V (died 8 October 1060), called the Fair or the Pious, was the fifth Lord of Lusignan and Lord of Couhé. He succeeded his father, Hugh IV, sometime around 1026. Marriage and children Hugh married Almodis (990 or c. 1020 – murdered ...

(died 1060) *

Hugh VI of Lusignan Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

(died 1110) *

Hugh VII of Lusignan Hugh VII the Brown of Lusignan or Hugues II de La Marche (French: ''Hugues le Brun'') (1065–1151), Sire de Lusignan, Couhé and Château-Larcher and Count of La Marche, was the son of Hugh VI of Lusignan. He was one of the many notable Crus ...

(1065–1151) *

Hugh VIII of Lusignan Hugh VIII the Old of Lusignan or (French: ''Hugues le Vieux'') was the Seigneur de Lusignan, Couhé, and Château-Larcher on his father's death in 1151. He went on crusade, was captured at battle of Harim, and died in captivity. Biography Born ...

(12th century) *

Hugh IX of Lusignan Hugh IX "le Brun" of Lusignan (1163/1168 – 5 November 1219) was the grandson of Hugh VIII. His father, also Hugh (b. c. 1141), was the co-seigneur of Lusignan from 1164, marrying a woman named Orengarde before 1162 or about 1167 and dying ...

(1163 or 1168 – 1219) *

Hugh X of Lusignan Hugh X de Lusignan or Hugh V of La Marche (c. 1183 – c. 5 June 1249, Angoulême) was Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage. He was the son of Hugh IX. Background Hugh's fathe ...

(1195–1249) *

Hugh XI of Lusignan Hugh XI de Lusignan or Hugh VI of La Marche (c. 1221 – 6 April 1250) was a 13th-century French nobleman. He succeeded his mother Isabelle of Angoulême, former queen of England, as Count of Angoulême in 1246. He likewise succeeded his father ...

(1221–1250) *

Hugh XII of Lusignan Hugh XII de Lusignan, Hugh VII of La Marche or Hugh III of Angoulême (c. 1235/1240 – after 25 August 1270). He was the son of Hugh XI of Lusignan and Yolande of Brittany. He succeeded his father as seigneur of Lusignan, Couhé, and Peyrat, Coun ...

(13th century) *

Hugh XIII of Lusignan Hugh XIII of Lusignan, Hugh VIII of La Marche or Hugh IV of Angoulême (25 June 1259 – 1 November 1303) succeeded his father Hugh XII as Seigneur de Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1270. He married at Pau on 1 July 1 ...

(1259–1303) *

Hugh I, Count of Maine Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

(ruled 900–933) *

Hugh II, Count of Maine Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

(ruled 950–992) *

Hugh III of Maine Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

(960–1015) *

Hugh IV, Count of Maine Hugh IV (died 25 March 1051) was Count of Maine from 1036 to 1051. Life Hugh was the son of Count Herbert I of Maine, one of the Hugonides.The Hugonides were descended from Count Roger († and were so named for counts Hugh I, II, III, and I ...

(died 1051) * Hugh V, Count of Maine (died 1131) *

Hugh I, Count of Rethel Hugh I (1040–1118) was the count of Rethel from 1065 to 1118. He was the son of Count Manasses III and his wife Judith. Hugh married Melisende of Crécy, the daughter of Lord Guy I of Montlhéry. They had the following children: * Manasses ( ...

(1040–1118) *

Hugh II, Count of Rethel Hugh II, Count of Rethel (died 1227) was a son of Manasses IV and his wife, Matilda of Kyrburg. In 1199, he succeeded his father as Count of Rethel. In 1191, he married Felicitas (d. 1257), the daughter of Simon of Broyes.Theodore Evergates, ''A ...

(died 1227) * Hugh III of

Rethel Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 ...

(1227–1242) * Hugh IV, Count of Rethel (1244–1285) *

Hugh (abbot of Saint-Quentin) Hugh or Hugo (802–844) was the illegitimate son of Charlemagne and his concubine Regina, with whom he had one other son: Bishop Drogo of Metz (801–855). Along with Drogo and his illegitimate half-brother Theodoric, Hugh was tonsured and sent f ...

(802–844), France * Hugh, Count of Soissons (died 1305), France * Hugh, Count of Toulouse (died 978), France *

Hugh (archbishop of Vienne) Hugh (died 1155) was a Carthusian monk who served as the bishop of Grenoble from 1132 until 1148 and then as the archbishop of Vienne from 1148 until 1153, when he retired to his old priory of Portes. As bishop of Grenoble, he was Hugh II, succeedi ...

(died 1155), France

Anglo-Norman/English

* Hugh (Dean of York), first Dean of York *

(died 1101) *

Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk (1095–1177) was the second son of Roger Bigod (also known as Roger Bigot) (died 1107), sheriff of Norfolk and royal advisor, and Adeliza, daughter of Robert de Todeni. Early years After the death of his eld ...

(1095–1177), second son of Roger Bigod, Sheriff of Norfolk *

Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester Hugh of Cyfeiliog, 5th Earl of Chester ( , ; 1147 – 30 June 1181), also written Hugh de Kevelioc or Hugh de Kevilioc, was an Anglo-Norman magnate who was active in England, Wales, Ireland and France during the reign of King Henry II of Englan ...

(1147–1181) *

Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk Hugh Bigod ( – 18 February 1225) was a member of the powerful early Norman Bigod family and was for a short time the 3rd Earl of Norfolk. Origins He was born c. 1182, the eldest son of Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk by his wife Ida d ...

(1182–1225), eldest son of Roger Bigod, Sheriff of Norfolk * Hugh le Despencer (justiciar) (1223–1265), Baron le Despencer * Hugh le Despenser (sheriff) (died 1238), High Sheriff of Berkshire *

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester Hugh le Despenser (1 March 126127 October 1326), sometimes referred to as "the Elder Despenser", was for a time the chief adviser to King Edward II of England. He was created a baron in 1295 and Earl of Winchester in 1322. One day after being ...

(1261–1326) *

Hugh the younger Despenser Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser (1287/1289 – 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the Younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester (the Elder Despenser) and his wife Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of Wi ...

(1286–1326), son of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester * Hugh, Baron Dacre of Glanton Trevor-Roper (1914–2003), a British historian *

Hugh Percy (disambiguation) Hugh Percy may refer to: * Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (c. 1714–1786), English peer, landowner and art patron * Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817), British army officer and British peer * Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of North ...

Hugh Seymour (disambiguation) Hugh Seymour may refer to: * Lord Hugh Seymour Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour (29 April 1759 – 11 September 1801) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence and French Re ...

Gaelic

Hugh of Sleat Hugh of Sleat ( 1436 – 1498), pronounced "Slate", who is known as Ùisdean () in Gaelic, was a son of Alexander MacDonald, 10th Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles. He was a member of the Highland and Western Isles Clan Donald. Hugh's clan late ...

(died 1498), chieftain of Clan Donald *

Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (; – 20 July 1616) was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War (Ireland), Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the Crown, the English Crown in r ...

(1540–1616), Irish chieftain who resisted the annexation of Ireland by Elizabeth I of England *

Hugh Roe O'Donnell Hugh Roe O'Donnell II (; 20 October 1572 – 30 August 1602), also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell, was an Irish Chief of the Name, clan chief and senior leader of the Irish confederacy during the Nine Years' War (Ireland), Nine Years' War. He was ...

(1572–1602), Prince of Tyrconnell, led a rebellion against English government in Ireland *

Hugh Dubh O'Neill Hugh Dubh O'Neill, 5th Earl of Tyrone ("Black Hugh", meaning "black-haired" or "dark tempered") (1611–1660) was an Irish soldier of the 17th century. He is best known for his participation in the Irish Confederate Wars and in particular his de ...

(1611–1660), Irish soldier who commanded the defenders in the Siege of Clonmel and Siege of Limerick *

Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan Robert William Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan, (8 June 1883 – 28 November 1982), known as Sir Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baronet, from 1929 to 1953, was an Ulster Unionist member of both the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Parliament of ...

(1883–1982), Ulster Unionist politician who served as Father of the House of Commons The Gaelic name Aodh/Aedh/Aed is often translated into English as Hugh. Persons sharing this name who traditionally use the Gaelic form are listed below: *

Áed Rúad Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the ...

, legendary High king of Ireland *

Áed mac Echach Áed mac Echach Tirmcharna (died 575) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Echu Tirmcharna mac Fergusso (died ca. 556). He came to the throne in the year 557 and ruled until 575. The slaying of ...

(died 575), king of Connacht *

Áed Dub mac Suibni Áed Dub mac Suibni (died c. 588) was an Irish king of the Dál nAraidi in the over-kingdom of Ulaid (in modern Ulster). He may have been king of the Ulaid. Áed was succeeded by his great-nephew Fiachnae mac Báetáin. Áed Dub — Black ...

(died 588), king of Dál nAraidi *

Áed Dibchine Áed Dibchine mac Senaig (died 595) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He is the first king of this branch to hold the overlordship of Leinster. The '' Book of Leinster'' king lists mention a certain Áed Cerr mac ...

(died c.595), king of Leinster *

Áed mac Ainmuirech Áed mac Ainmuirech (born c.530 – died 598) was High King of the Northern Uí Néill. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill and was a distant cousin of Columba of Iona. He was the son of Ainmuire mac Sétnai (died 569), a previous possible high k ...

(died 598), High king of Ireland *

Áed Sláine Áed mac Diarmato (died 604), called Áed Sláine (Áed of Slane), was the son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Legendary stories exist of Áed's birth. Saint Columba is said to have prophesied his death. His descendants, the Síl nÁedo Sláine— ...

(died 604), High king of Ireland *

Áed Rón mac Cathail Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the grandson of Bruidge mac Nath Í (died 579), a previous king. He is listed as king in the ''Book of Leinster'' king list though incorrect ...

(died 604), king in Leinster *

Áed Uaridnach Áed Uaridnach ("Áed the Warlike", or Áed mac Domnaill, "Áed son of Domnall") (died 612) was an Irish king who was High King of Ireland. He is sometimes also known as Áed Allán, a name most commonly used for the 8th-century king of the ...

(died 612), High king of Ireland *

Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618) was a possible King of Munster from the Eóganacht Locha Léin branch of the Eoganachta. He was definitely king of West Munster or Iarmuman. He was the great-grandson of Dauí Iarlaithe mac Maithni also a ...

(died 618), king of or in Munster *

Áed Dub mac Colmáin Áed Dub mac Colmáin or Áed(h) of Kildare is a former King of Leinster, and an Irish saint, commemorated by Colgan under date of 4 January; but much obscurity attaches to his life-work. History The ''Annals of the Four Masters'' and the ' ...

(died 639), bishop of Kildare *

Áed Aired Áed Aired (died 698) or Áed Airdd or Áed Airech was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid (Ulster). He ruled from 690-698. In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid (Ulster) a ...

(died 698), king of Dál nAraide *

Áed Róin Áed Róin mac Bécce Bairrche (died 735) was the Dál Fiatach ruler of the over-kingdom of Ulaid in Ireland. He reigned from 708 to 735. He was the son of Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic, (died 718), a previous king of Ulaid who had abdicated in 707 ...

(died 735), king of Dál Fiatach *

Áed mac Colggen Áed mac Colggen (died 738) was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of Leinster. Some sources incorrectly make him joint king of Leinster with Bran Becc mac Murchada, but it appears that Áed was main ruler of Leinster in 738. His father Colcú mac ...

(died 738), king of Leinster *

Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the ...

(died 742), king of Connacht *

Áed Muinderg Áed mac Flaithbertaig (died 747), called Áed Muinderg, was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill in Ireland. He was the son of the high king Flaithbertach mac Loingsig (died 765). His byname Muinderg means "red-necked". His ...

(died 747), king of northern Uí Néill *

Áed Find Áed Find (Áed the White), or Áed mac Echdach (before 732–778), was king of Dál Riata (modern western Scotland and County Antrim, Ireland). Áed was the son of Eochaid mac Echdach, a descendant of Domnall Brecc in the main line of Cené ...

(died 778), king of Dál Riata *

Áed Oirdnide Áed mac Néill (; died 819), commonly called Áed Oirdnide ("the anointed"), was King of Ailech. A member of the Cenél nEógain dynasty of the northern Uí Néill, he was the son of Niall Frossach. Like his father, Áed was reckoned High King ...

(died 819), king of Ailech *

Áed mac Boanta Áed mac Boanta (died 839) is believed to have been a king of Dál Riata. The only reference to Áed in the Irish annals is found in the Annals of Ulster, where it is recorded that " Eóganán mac Óengusa, Bran mac Óengusa, Áed mac Boanta, a ...

(died 839), probably king in Dál Riata *

Áed of Scotland Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the I ...

(died 878), king of the Picts *

Áed Findliath Áed mac Néill (died 879), called Áed Findliath ("fair-grey Áed"; Modern Irish: ''Aodh Fionnadhliath'') to distinguish him from his paternal grandfather Áed Oirdnide, was king of Ailech and High King of Ireland. He was also called Áed Olach ...

(died 879), king of Ailech *

Áed Ua Crimthainn Áed Ua Crimthainn (''fl.'' 12th century), also called Áed mac Crimthainn, was abbot and coarb of Terryglass (), near Lough Derg in County Tipperary, Ireland. He was the principal scribe of the Book of Leinster (), the Book of Oughaval, an im ...

(mid 12th century), abbot of Terryglass *

Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair (reigned 1224–1228) was King of Connacht with opposition alongside his uncle Toirdhealbhach mac Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair. Aedh succeeded his father Cathal Crobhdearg upon his death in 1224 but strugg ...

(13th century), king of Connacht *

Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the I ...

(13th century), king of Connacht *

Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the ...

(13th century), king of Connacht *

Aedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua Conchobair Hugh McHugh Breifne O'Conor ( Irish: ''Aedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua Conchobair'') was king of Connacht, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopo ...

(14th century) * Aodh, Earl of Ross (died 1333)

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Hugh of Arles Hugh of Italy ( 880/885 – April 10, 948), known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until 947, and regent in Lower Burgundy and Provence from 911 to 933. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign in ...

or Hugh of Provence (10th century), King of Italy * Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany aka Hugo or Ugo (950–1001), Italy * Hugh, Count of Suio (1023–1040), Count of Suio in the Duchy of Gaeta, Italy * Hugh of Saint Victor (1078–1141), Saxon noble and mystic philosopher *

Hugh of Ibelin Hugh of Ibelin (c. 1132 – 1169/1171) was an important noble in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and was Lord of Ramla from 1152-1169. Hugh was the eldest son of Barisan of Ibelin and Helvis of Ramla. He was old enough to witness charters in 1148 ...

(12th century), noble in the Kingdom of Jerusalem *

Hugh of Jabala Hugh was the bishop of Jabala, or, as it was then called, ''Gibellum'', a town in Syria, during the 12th century. When the County of Edessa fell to Zengi in 1144, Raymond of Antioch sent Hugh to report the news to Pope Eugene III.Silverberg, pp. ...

(12th century), bishop of Jabala, Syria * Hugh (archbishop of Edessa) (died 1144), Upper Mesopotamia * Hugh (archbishop of Palermo) (died c. 1165/6)

People with the given name

* Hugh Alan Anderson (1933–2015), Canadian politician * Hugh D. Auchincloss (1897–1976), American stockbroker and lawyer, stepfather of Gore Vidal and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis * Hugh Beaumont (1910–1982), American Actor * Hugh M. Bland (1898–1967), Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court * Hugh Bonneville (born 1963), English actor * Hugh Carey (1919–2011), American politician and attorney of the Democratic Party * Hugh Cornwell (born 1949), English musician, guitarist * Hugh Dancy (born 1975), English actor * Hugh Dane (1942–2018), American actor * Hugh Dennis (born 1962), British Actor and Comedian * H. E. P. de Mel, Hugh Edmund Peter de Mel (1907–1992), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Hugh Downs (1921–2020), American broadcaster and announcer * Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (born 1965), English chef, broadcaster and campaigner * Hugh Fernando, Warnakulasuriya Ichchampullige Hugh Fernando (1916–1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando (1910–1976), Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1966–1973 * Hughie Gallacher (1903–1957), Scottish footballer * Hugh Glass (1783–1833), American frontiersman * Hugh Grant (born 1960), English actor * Hugh Griffith (1912–1980), Welsh actor * Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), American adult magazine publisher * Hugh Herbert (1885–1952), American motion picture comedian * Hugh Herdon (1871–1958), British Indian Army officer * Hugh Hopper (1945–2009), English musician, bassist * Hugh Jackman (born 1968), Australian actor * Hugh Lane (1875–1915), Irish art collector * Hugh Laurie (born 1959), English actor * Hugh McDowell (1953–2018), English cellist, member of Electric Light Orchestra * Hugh McElhenny (1928–2022), American football (gridiron) player * Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), Scottish-born American military officer * Hugh O'Brian (1925–2016), American actor * Hugh Paddick (1915–2000), English actor *Hugh V. Perkins (1918–1988), American human development and education author, researcher and professor * Hugh Robertson (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player * Hugh Fred Rupasinghe (1931-2019), Sri Lanka Army officer, commander of Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna * Hugh W. Sanford (1879–1961), American businessman and writer from Tennessee * Hugh Segal (1950-2023), Canadian senator * Hugh Thornton (American football) (born 1991), American football player * Hugh Walpole (1884–1941), English novelist * Hugh E. Wright (1879–1940), French-English actor

Fictional characters

* Hugh (Kiba), Hugh (''Kiba'') * Hugh (Star Trek), Hugh (''Star Trek'') * Hughie Campbell, Hugh "Wee Hughie" Campbell, a ''The Boys'' character ** List of The Boys characters#Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Hugh Campbell, Sr., Hughie's father * Hugh Neutron, a ''Jimmy Neutron'' character

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