Houston
- (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname.
- (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
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- (countable, metonymically, uncountable) The Johnson Space Center, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/
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In summary
Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton
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