35%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements hugu "mind, thought, spirit" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Related Names Rootshugi/hugu + hard/hart Categories brave, courage, heart, intelligence, soul, strength, virtues Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 925.