Houston

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	added

Type Settlement

Usage Scottish, English

Pronounced Pron. /ˈhjuː.stɪn/(English)

Meaning & History

Means "Hugh's town", from the given name Hugh and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, town". This is the name of a town in Scotland. The American city of Houston is named after the Texas president Sam Houston (1793-1863), whose surname is derived from the Scottish town.