Hugues

Hugues
Pronunciation	French: [yg]
Gender	Male
Language	French
Name day	April 1
Origin
Meaning	Mind, spirit
Region of origin	France
Other names
Related names	Hugh, Hugo, Ugo, Hauke, Huw

Last updated December 12, 2025

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 Old French, but is not retained by modern pronunciation (such as in English: Charles, Giles, James, etc.). The old oblique case Hugon ( Huon , 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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