Houston

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hoston, Houstoun, Hughesdon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)justən/, [ˈhj̊uːstɨn], [j̊uːstɨn]

• Audio (GA)

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• (county in Georgia, street in Manhattan, sometimes the surname): IPA^(key): /ˈha͡ʊstən/.
• Hyphenation: Hous‧ton

Proper noun

Houston (countable and uncountable, plural Houstons)

1. A habitational surname.
2. A placename
   1. A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom.
   2. A large city, the county seat of Harris County, Texas, United States, named after Sam Houston.

      Synonym: (official nickname) Space City

   3. A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
   4. Other places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama, United States.
      2. A city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States.
      3. A small town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States.
      4. A small town in Kent County, Delaware, United States.
      5. An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida, United States.
      6. A Warner Robins community in Houston County, Georgia, United States.
      7. An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States.
      8. A small city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States.
      9. A small city in and one of the two county seats of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
      10. A small city, the county seat of Texas County, Missouri, United States.
      11. An unincorporated community in York County, Nebraska, United States.
      12. An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, United States.
      13. An unincorporated community in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States.
      14. A borough of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
      15. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States.
   5. Ellipsis of Houston County.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
4. JSC, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, named the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center since 1973.

   Houston, we've had a problem here.

Derived terms

• Houston, we have a problem
• Houston County
• Houstonian

 

Translations

Texan city

• Burmese: ဟူစတန် (huca.tan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 侯斯頓／侯斯顿 (Hóusīdùn), 休士頓／休士顿 (zh) (Xiūshìdùn), 休斯敦 (zh) (Xiūsīdūn)

• Galician: Houston m
• Georgian: ჰიუსტონი (hiusṭoni)
• German: Houston (de)
• Greek: Χιούστον (el) (Chioúston)
• Japanese: ヒューストン (Hyūsuton)
• Korean: 휴스턴 (Hyuseuteon)
• Latin: Hustonia f
• Portuguese: Houston f
• Russian: Хью́стон (ru) (Xʹjúston)
• Spanish: Houston (es)
• Turkish: Houston

See also

• Hoston
• Huston

 

Anagrams

• unshoot

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Houston.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːstən/, [ˈjuːstn̩]
• IPA^(key): /ˈçuːstən/ (less common)

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Houston n (proper noun, genitive Houstons or (optionally with an article) Houston)

1. Houston (a city in Texas, United States)

Derived terms

• Houston, wir haben ein Problem

Spanish

Proper noun

Houston ?

1. Houston