Meaning of name Hughes

The name Hughes has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

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

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

The name Hughes 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 Hughes and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Hughes: Boys - Henery, Howard, Kirby, Girls - Adline, Mittie, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

The name Hughes 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 Hughes 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 Hughes to be: Wise, caring and easygoing

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

See other "wise" names for boys.