Houston

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Sam Houston

Samuel Houston

USA

Hyphenated as

Hous‧ton

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