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

In Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s libretto, the enraged Menelaus tries to kill his errant wife Helena on their journey home from Troy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champ Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

It is the third World Cup in succession that Spurs were represented in the final, with Hugo Lloris playing for France in 2018 and 2022, while Argentina's Cristian Romero made his second appearance.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

But Hugo Balderas-Ibarra, an attorney who represents two people who were detained during the operation Salgado was targeted by, said his clients had a different version of events.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Today Hugo and I went on a date!

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler