English Explanatory Dictionary

Hus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.
noun
  1. Initialism of hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
noun
  1. plural of HU

Word forms

Hus Huss

Etymology

* As a Polish, Czech, Slovak (Hús) and Jewish surname, from husa (“goose”). Compare Husa. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Huss, also found in German, from the nouns huis or Haus, and derivatives of Proto-West Germanic *hugi (“spirit, mind”) (as in Hugh). * As a Norwegian surname, from hus (“house”). This sense also entered French through Frankish *hūs. Compare Paulhus.

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