Hugo

American

[hyoo-goh, yoo-, y-goh] / ˈhyu goʊ, ˈyu-, üˈgoʊ /

noun

Victor (Marie, Viscount) 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
a male given name.

Hugo British

/ ˈhjuːɡəʊ, yɡo /

noun

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 Reinhold, the Swiss guy, and David Dano, the Israeli, raced out in front of me early on, but they never got out of my sight.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were other influences: He was reportedly a voracious reader of Victor Hugo, John Steinbeck and Leo Tolstoy.

From Los Angeles Times

City's director of football Hugo Viana said: "It's a big game for both teams. It's like a final, we are happy to go there again."

From BBC

And Hugo Lloris, who pitched the shutout in goal, has played more World Cup games than any other goalkeeper in history.

From Los Angeles Times

Grace Bell, who is in her 30s and was born without a viable womb, says her little boy Hugo, who is now 10 weeks old, is "simply a miracle".

From BBC

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