pugh

/pjuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

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Archaic

""Pugh!" says Sophia. "There! no, no: what should he do there? He is gone before this time, to be sure. Besides, why—what—why should you go to see? besides, I want you for something else. Go, fetch me my hat and gloves. I shall walk with my aunt in the grove before dinner.""
"Pugh! you? begone!"

From Welsh ap (“son of”) + Huw (“Hugh”).

Bew (alternative) Pew (alternative) Pughe (alternative)

Billy Pugh

pew pue

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce pugh?

The recorded pronunciation is /pjuː/.

What does pugh mean?

A surname from Welsh.

Where does pugh come from?

From Welsh ap (“son of”) + Huw (“Hugh”).

How to pronounce pugh

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