# Huw

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɪw/ · frequency rank #44,852

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

## Etymology
From Welsh Huw.

## Easily confused with
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huw-vs-hv)
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huw-vs-hwy)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huw-vs-hye)
- **Hyun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huw-vs-hyun)
- **h** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/h-vs-huw)
- **he** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-vs-huw)
- **hi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hi-vs-huw)
- **ha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ha-vs-huw)
- **HD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hd-vs-huw)
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ho-vs-huw)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hr-vs-huw)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hp-vs-huw)
- **hm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hm-vs-huw)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hq-vs-huw)
- **hc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hc-vs-huw)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-huw)
- **HK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hk-vs-huw)
- **HB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hb-vs-huw)
- **HG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hg-vs-huw)
- **HH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hh-vs-huw)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/huw