Houston

Houston \hou-(s)ton, ho-ust-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Houston is also used as a girl name meaning, but the use for boys is significantly more common. Its pronunciation is HHYUW-STahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Houston: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Houston?

Houston is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name is of the meaning settlement of houses. From the elements 'hus' meaning house ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead. The name is derived from a surname which is itself from a place name possibly associated with a settlement of houses. The name Houston is widely used; it has 22 variants. Alternatives comprise name Hewson origin, name Houst, Houstan name variations, Housten name popularity, Houstin meaning and origin, Houstun meaning of name, Houstyn name popularity, name Hughstan origin, what does the name Hughsten mean, Hughstin name, Hughston name popularity, baby name Hughstun, short names for Hughstyn, meaning of Hust, nicknames for Hustan, Huste name variations, short names for Husten, Hustin name popularity, Huston name, name Hustyn, Hutcheson name, and Hutchinson name. Houston is a classic favorite. Today it is still a somewhat popular baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.027% of baby boys were given the name Houston. Its ranking then was #319. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and it is of very modest use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.012% and its ranking #876, however it was nonetheless the most commonly used within all boy names in its group. In the past century Houston has predominantly been a baby boy name.

List of baby names that sound like Houston:

Housten meaning, name Houstun origin, Houstyn meaning of name, Hastean name, nicknames for Hasteen, baby name Hastein, Hastien definition, Hastin name (Indian), Haston meaning of name, Hastyn pronounciation, Hosteen name variations, name Houstan origin, Houstin meaning and origin, name Hughstan, baby name Hughsten, name Hughstin meaning, name Hughston origin, nicknames for Hughstyn, Hustan meaning of name, and Hustin definition.

The baby name Houston fun facts:

The name Houston in reverse order is "Notsuoh".

The numerological value of the name Houston is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Houston?

Houston is in the top names in USA.