Hugo

American  

[hyoo-goh, yoo-, y-goh] / ˈhju goʊ, ˈju-, üˈgoʊ /

noun

1. Victor (Marie, Viscount) 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.

2. a male given name.

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Hugo British  

/ ˈhjuːɡəʊ, yɡo /

noun

1. Victor ( Marie ) (viktɔr). 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France. His works include the volumes of verse Les Feuilles d'automne (1831) and Les Contemplations (1856), the novels Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862), and the plays Hernani (1830) and Ruy Blas (1838)

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Hugo

Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martinez and Katy Yaroslavsky joined Harris-Dawson in saying the contract information should be released.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Frasers said at the beginning of the month that it would review whether to maintain its support for Sturm as it said it aimed to gain majority ownership of Hugo Boss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Murray said he would work with the supervisory and managing boards to ensure continuity and focus on unlocking Hugo Boss’s potential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Saab became an active figure in Venezuelan politics under Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Hugo de Vries had proposed that mutations were responsible for variation: changes in genes created changes in forms that could be selected by natural forces.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee