Hu - Meaning of Hu

What does Hu mean?

[ 1 syll. hu ] The baby boy name Hu is pronounced HH-uw †. Hu is of Chinese and Germanic origin. From Chinese roots, its meaning is 'tiger'.

In addition, Hu is a variant form of the English Hugh.

See also the related categories, tiger, chinese, and germanic (german).

Hu is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Hu, Hugh was the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Hu include Hiu (Hawaiian), Hai (Vietnamese), Haie (Dutch), Hao (Chinese), Hau (Vietnamese), Haye (Dutch), Hayy, Heh, Hei, Hew (Welsh), Hewe (Spanish), Hi, Hieu (Vietnamese), Ho (Chinese and English), Hoa (Vietnamese), Hoh, How, Howe, Hugh (English), and Hughee.

† English pronunciation for Hu: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"



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