Housten

Housten Meaning & Origin

About Housten
The name "Housten" is a variant spelling of the name "Houston." It is derived from the Old English words "hoh" meaning "hill" and "tun" meaning "settlement" or "enclosure." Therefore, the name "Housten" or "Houston" can be interpreted to mean "hill settlement" or "enclosed settlement on a hill." It is a surname that originated as a place name in Scotland and has since become a popular given name.

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Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Housten are male.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H02305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/housten*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Housten in Braille

Here's how to represent Housten in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Housten in braille

How to Spell the Name Housten in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Housten using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Housten in sign language

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