Meaning of name Hew

The name Hew has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Hew is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Hew for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Hugh, of which the name Hew is a variant.

The name Hew is very likely a(n) German variant of the name Hugh. See other suggested German boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Hugh.

The following names are baby names related to Hew and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Hew: Boys - Henery, Howard, Kirby, Girls - Adline, Mittie, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

The name Hew is a variant of Hugh. Other popular variants of the name Hugh are: Hew (German), Hewe, Hu, Hue, Huey, Hughea, Hughee, Hughes, Hughey, Hughi, Hughie (English), Hughy, Hugo (Portuguese), Hugues, Huw, Ugo

We think the name Hew should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Hew to be: Wise, caring and easygoing

In one word, you might describe Hew as a(n) "wise" person.

See other "wise" names for boys.