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Hugo Moderate

Hugo has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

"Critics often compare their modern verse to the passionate style of Hugo, the great French Romantic leader."

2

A Hugo Award, a statuette given out by the World Science Fiction Society.

"She felt incredibly honored to receive her first Hugo Award at the ceremony."

In plain English: A Hugo is an award given to people who make important contributions to science and technology for improving human life.

"The team celebrated their victory with the award named after Hugo Banerjee."

Proper Noun
1

A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Hugh.

"Hugo decided to keep his traditional name instead of choosing something more modern."

Example Sentences
"The team celebrated their victory with the award named after Hugo Banerjee." noun
"The award-winning actor Hugo received his statue for best performance last night." noun
"Hugo is a popular name given to many boys born in the early twentieth century." noun
"This old fire station was originally built under the direction of Mayor Hugo." noun
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Origin

The name Hugo comes from the Old French word Hugo, which traces back to a Frankish term meaning "thought," "mind," or "spirit." It was adopted into English as a personal name with this original sense of mental capacity.

Rhyming Words
yugo fugo lugo shugo albugo aerugo lanugo colugo rakugo mabugo verdugo ferrugo cistugo yojijukugo pinus mugo victor hugo galium mollugo victor marie hugo
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