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Hew (male)

Synonym(s):Ewen (M)
Variants:Hugh (M)
Pet Name(s):Hewie (M)
Can be spelt:Huw (M)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Private communication [J-AC]
Notes:

Welsh form of Hugh [q.v.], from Old German "heart/mind/spirit".

Hew occurs rarely in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire but one correspondent [J-AC] records a family over several generations using Hugh, Hew and Ewen interchangeably in Argyll, Scotland.
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