Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage French Pronounced Pron. YOO-GOH [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 5/12/2014 by anonymous Edited 5/12/2014 by derhistoriker Meaning & History Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He was also the writer of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Misérables'.