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

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, but is not retained by modern pronunciation (such as in English: Charles, Giles (given name), Giles, James (name), James, etc.). The old oblique case ''Hugon'' (''Huon (disambiguation), Huon'', ''Yon (disambiguation), 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 (born 1929), French singer * Hugues Le Bars (1950–2014), French film music composer * Hugues IV de Berzé (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 (1934–2019), French Olympic swimmer * Hugues Capet (c.939–996), first King of the Franks * Hugues Cosnier (????-1629), French engineer * Hugues de Châteauneuf (1053–1132), French Bishop, theologian and Catholic saint * Hugues Cuénod (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 (1527–1591), French law professor * Hugues Duboscq (born 1981), French Olympic breaststroke swimmer * Hugues Dufourt (born 1943), French composer and philosopher * Hugues Fournel (born 1988), Canadian Olympic canoeist * Hugues Gall (1940–2024), French opera manager * Hugues le Grand (898–956), Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris * Hugues Heney (1789–1844), Canadian lawyer and politician * Hugues Krafft (1853–1935), French photographer * Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782-1854), French priest, philosopher and political theorist * Hugues Lapointe (1911– 1982), Canadian politician and lawyer * Hugues Legault (born 1974), Canadian swimmer * Hugues de Lionne (1611–1671), French statesman * Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle (1531–1595), French-born 52nd Grand Master of the Order of Malta * Hugues-Bernard Maret, Duc de Bassano, (1763–1839), French statesman and journalist * Hugues Obry (born 1973), French fencer and Olympic medalist * Hugues Occansey (born 1966), French basketball player * Hugues de Pairaud (12??-13??), French leader of the Knights Templar * Hugues Panassié (1912–1974), French jazz critic and producer * Hugues de Payens (c.1070–1136), French co-founder of the Knights Templar * Hugues C. Pernath (1931-1975), Belgian writer * Hugues de Pierrepont (????-1229), French Bishop of Liège * Hugues Claude Pissarro (born 1935), French painter * Hugues Portelli (born 1947), French politician * Hugues Randin (1628–c.1680), French-born Canadian engineer * Hugues Rebell (1867-1905), French author * Hugues de Poitiers, (????-1187), French Benedictine monk * Hugues de Romans (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 (born ???), Canadian artist and web designer * Hugues Taraval (1729-1785), French painter * Hugues Tshiyinga Mafo (born 1983), Democratic Republic of Congo sprinter * Hugues Wembangomo (born 1992), Democratic Republic of Congo-born Norwegian footballer * Hugues Zagbayou (born 1990), Ivorian football player

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