Huw

See also: huw

English

Etymology

From Welsh Huw.

Pronunciation

  • (Wales) IPA(key): /hɪw/, [hɪʊ̯]
  • (England) IPA(key): /hjuː/, [ç(j)u̟ː]

Proper noun

Huw (plural Huws)

  1. A male given name from Welsh, equivalent to English Hugh.

See also

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German hûve, from Old Saxon hūva, from Proto-West Germanic *hūbā, from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“covering for the head”).

Noun

Huw f (plural Huwen)

  1. a black lace cap worn by Mennonite matrons.

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with English Hugh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Huw m (not mutable)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • English: Huw
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