Houston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A habitational surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
A placename:
A large city, the county seat of Harris County, Texas, United States, named after Sam Houston.
A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.
A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama.
A city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
A small town in Perry County, Arkansas.
A small town in Kent County, Delaware.
An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.

/ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/ /ˈhjustən/ [ˈhj̊uːstɨn] [j̊uːstɨn] En-us-Houston.ogg /ˈhaʊstən/

Houston Houstons Hoston Houstoun Hughesdon

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton

Space City

Hoston Huston

Houston County Houstonian Houston, we have a problem

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