Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "mind, thought, understanding" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshugi(Frankish) hugu(Old High German) hugr(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsHug(Catalan) Hugo(Danish) Hugo(Dutch) Hugh, Hugo(English) Hugo(Finnish) Hugo, Hugues, Huguette(French) Hauke(Frisian) Hauke, Hugo(German) Hugo, Huguo(Germanic) Ugo(Italian) Hugo(Norwegian) Hugo(Portuguese) Hugo(Spanish) Hugo(Swedish) Huw(Welsh) Surname DescendantsHughes(English) Ughi(Italian) Pugh(Welsh) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 252. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 190.