Houston

English

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Etymology

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of ""Hugh's town".

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈhjuːstɨn/, /ˈhj̊uːstɨn/

Note that in the street name in New York City, Houston Street, Houston is pronounced IPA: /ˈhæwstɨn/.

Proper noun

Houston

1. A habitational surname.
2. A city in Texas, USA, named after Sam Houston.
3. Any of a number of other places in the English-speaking world.
4. A male given name of mainly American usage, transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Houstonian

Translations

Texan city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 休斯敦 (cmn) (Xiūsīdūn)

• Greek: Χιούστον (el) (Chiúston)
• Japanese: ヒューストン (ja) (Hyūsuton)

• Korean: 휴스턴 (ko) (Hyuseuteon)
• Russian: Хьюстон (ru) (X'júston) m
• Turkish: Houston (tr)

Derived terms

• Houston, we have a problem