Scottish · Boy name
Houston
“Hugh's town”
About the name Houston
Houston comes from a Scottish surname taken from the village of Houston in Renfrewshire. The place name means ‘Hugh’s town’, after a medieval landholder named Hugh, combined with tūn, ‘settlement’. The name Hugh itself is of Germanic origin, from hug, ‘heart, mind’. The best-known bearer of the surname was Sam Houston, a leader of the Texas Revolution and president of the Republic of Texas, for whom the city of Houston was named.
- Meaning
- Hugh's town
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- HYOO-ston(2 syl.)
Middle names for Houston
- Houston James
- Houston Alexander
- Houston Michael
- Houston Lee
- Houston Joseph
Questions about Houston
- What does Houston mean?
- Houston is a Scottish name meaning "Hugh's town".
- How do you pronounce Houston?
- Houston is pronounced HYOO-ston, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Houston?
- Variants of Houston include Huston.
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