Houston

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhjuːstɨn/, [ˈhj̊uːstɨn], [j̊uːstɨn]
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  • Note that in the street name in New York City, Houston Street, Houston is pronounced IPA(key): /ˈha͡ʊstən/.

Proper noun

Houston

  1. A habitational surname.
  2. A city in Texas, USA, named after Sam Houston. It is the county seat of Harris County.
  3. a city in Missouri, USA, and the county seat of Texas County.
  4. Any of a number of other places in the English-speaking world.
  5. A male given name of mainly American usage, transferred from the surname.
  6. The NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, named the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center since 1973.
    1970: Houston, we've had a problem here.

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