Houston

Houston Meaning & Origin

About Houston
The name Houston is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old English words "hoh" meaning "hill" and "tun" meaning "settlement." Therefore, the name Houston can be interpreted to mean "hill settlement" or "settlement on the hill."

🌍 Origin
πŸ“ Name Length
πŸ’¬ Number of Syllables
πŸ”  Starting Letter
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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Houston are male.

Houston Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -14.53% over the past year.

Pronunciation

πŸ“‡ Metaphone
HSTN
πŸ—½ NYSIIS
HA
πŸ”Š Soundex
H02305
🎡 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH Y UW1 S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈhjustΙ™n/
πŸ”Š Double Metaphone
('HSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Houston in Braille

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

The name Houston in braille

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

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

The name Houston in sign language

Numerology