Hugues Explained
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, 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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