Houston

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
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23. (countable, metonymically, uncountable) The Johnson Space Center, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas.

Synonyms

Sam Houston

Samuel Houston

USA

Translations

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Χιούστον

Houston

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Sam Houston

Samuel Houston

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

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