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Huw

Boy NameWelsh Origin

Meaning

Welsh form of HUGH.

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Famous People Named Huw

Huw Menai

Huw Owen Williams (13 July 1886 – 28 June 1961), who wrote as Huw Menai, was a Welsh poet, a Welsh-language speaker who nevertheless wrote only in the English language.

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Huw Morus

Huw Morus or Morys (1622 – 31 August 1709), also known by his bardic name Eos Ceiriog ("the nightingale of Ceiriog"), was a Welsh poet.

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Huw Edwards (conductor)

Huw Edwards is a Welsh conductor.

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Huw Dixon

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Huw Jenkins (cricketer)

Huw Jenkins (24 October 1944 – 21 August 2013) was a Welsh cricketer active in 1970 who played for Glamorgan.

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Huw in Other Languages

Ancient GermanicHugo
CatalanHugo
DanishHugo
DutchHugo
EnglishHudson

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