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Hugo (name)
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Hugo is a surname and a masculine given name.[1] The English version of the name is Hugh, the Italian version is Ugo. For detailed history and etymology of the name, see Hugh (given name).

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The name Hugo is actually a short form of old names like Hugbert and Hugbald. The name is derived from the old Germanic *hugu, meaning 'sense, mind, thought', and *huggen, meaning 'to think'. In other words, Hugo means thinker or clever.[2]

Hugo is one of the most popular given names in Europe, ranking as high as #8 in Belgium in 2006.[3][citation needed]

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