“heart, mind”
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A given name in Italian
Language context for this entry: Italian
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01 / Meaning & origin
Uguccione is a masculine given name.
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Uguccione— “mind”
The name has been much used by all the Teutons, and it was not inappropriately chosen by Fouqué, as that of the old knight in the _Magic ring_, whose character he has sacrificed for the sake of making him the representative parent of all the chivalry of Europe, except the English, which he considers as independently typified by Richard Cœur de Lion. This roving knight appears at home as Hugo; Hugur in the North; Hugues, in France; Uguccione, in Italy; and even as Hygies, in…
The name has been much used by all the Teutons, and it was not inappropriately chosen by Fouqué, as that of the old knight in the _Magic ring_, whose character he has sacrificed for the sake of making him the representative parent of all the chivalry of Europe, except the English, which he considers as independently typified by Richard Cœur de Lion. This roving knight appears at home as Hugo; Hugur in the North; Hugues, in France; Uguccione, in Italy; and even as Hygies, in Greece, which last is, however, only a resemblance, not a translation.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section XII (Thought) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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