Hugh

[hyoo, yoo]

noun

1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “heart, mind.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hugh¹

Variant of Hughes ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Smaller reactors made sense when demand growth was slow,” said Hugh Wynne, analyst with Sector & Sovereign Research.

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“We’ve made big investments in cruise, and we’re expecting cruise to be a meaningful contributor to growth of experiences...particularly in the second half as we get past the launch costs,” said CFO Hugh Johnston.

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“When people’s perceived value of their carry goes down, mobility goes up,” said Hugh MacArthur, chairman of the global private-equity practice at consulting firm Bain & Co.

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Hugh Jackman never thought he’d be a karaoke guy.

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“It was always Hugh because there’s not anybody else out there who could understand the wild showmanship that Mike Sardina had,” says Brewer, calling from his Memphis home.

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