Hugues (given name)

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 I de Lusignan (1194/1195–1218)
  • Hugues II de Lusignan (1252/1253–1267)
• 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 (born 1934), 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 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