Hugo

In Disney Channel's Sofia the First, Prince Hugo was a student at Royal Prep. He tried out for the flying derby team but didn't make the team. When Prince James was injured, he flew in and won the championship race with Princess Sofia. His horse was named Electra. Hugo was also a member of the ice hockey team until he realized how much he loved ice dancing. He was embarrassed to be an ice dancer, so he hid his participation from his friends and his father, until Princess Sofia convinced him to leave his hockey game to come to the ice dancing recital.

In Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hugo was a gargoyle on Notre Dame that was one of Quasimodo's friends.

In the film Tomorrowland, Hugo Gernsback was an audio-animatronic that ran the Blast From the Past comic book store.

In television series, The Legend of Tarzan, Hugo and Hooft were deserters from the French Foreign Legion that were comic relief.

Hugo is a form of the name Hugh,derived from the Old Germanic word for "heart, mind, and spirit." In 2015, Hugo was the #432nd most popular name for boys in the United States.

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Zephyr

In Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games, Zephyr was a fast flying fairy. She partnered with Vidia during the Pixie Hollow Games. She ran an athletic clothing shop called Zephyr's Zoom Room in the Fairy Colosseum.

In The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, Zephyr was the son of Esmeralda and Phoebus. He often played with Quasimodo, and he wanted to join the circus so much that he followed ringmaster and thief Sarousch to the cathedral. He witnessed Sarouch steal La Fidele, a rare expensive bell from the cathedral. Sarouch then kidnapped him, but he was rescued by Madellaine.

Zephyr is a Greek name that means 'west wind.' In 2014, 99 boys and 21 girls were named Zephyr. 

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Phoebus

In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Captain Phoebus was a soldier under Judge Frollo's command. In order to avoid arresting Esmeralda, he told Frollo that she had claimed sanctuary. When he defied Frollo's order to burn down a gypsy house, he was sentenced to death. He escaped, and Quasimodo hid him in the cathedral. Phoebus and Quasimodo joined with Esmeralda to stop Frollo from destroying the gypsy's home. In The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, Phoebus and Esmeralda were married and had a son named Zephyr.

In the movie, Phoebus claimed that his named meant 'sun god'. It comes from the Greek word Phoibos, which was an epithet of Apollo, which is also the root word for the female name Phoebe. It is a very rare name in the United States.

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Esmeralda

In Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Esmeralda was a gypsy dancer living in Paris. During the Festival of Fools, she helped Quasimodo when the mob attacked him. Frollo ordered her arrest which she evaded by using a magic trick. She returned with him to Notre Dame, where she was given sanctuary from arrest. When Judge Frollo tried to destroy the home of the gypsies, Esmeralda and Quasimodo joined with Captain Phoebus to defend them. In the sequel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, Esmeralda and Phoebus were married with a son named Zephyr.

Esmeralda means 'emerald' in Spanish and Portuguese. Esmeralda has been in the top 1,000 names for most years since 1951. It hit it's peak in 1998 when it was #133. In 2014 it ranked at #376. I expect it to climb higher since Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes used it for their daughter.

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