Thread: Russian pronunciation compared with other languages

Originally Posted by Friendy

Originally Posted by snorkyller

Originally Posted by TATY

Гюго Анже. That's how they spell Hugo in Russian.

But, the "Г" in front of "юго" is like a "g". Does it means that you spell my name something like "Gyougo"?

Actually "Hugo" is written and pronounced "Гюго" mostly when referring to Victor Hugo - that's a historical thing. In case of your name you can quite safely use "Юго" - I definitely would if I were you.

Actually, often Hugo is pronounced and written as "Хьюго". The name of well-known Agent Smith from "The Matrix" and Elrond from LOTR Hugo Weaving is often written and pronounced as Хьюго Уивинг