Hume

See also: hume and humé

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hjuːm/
  • Rhymes: -uːm

Proper noun

Hume

  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.
  2. An English, Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Holme.
  3. David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. Former name: Humes.
    2. A village in Shiloh Township and Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
    3. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
    4. A township in Huron County, Michigan.
    5. A minor city in Bates County, Missouri.
    6. A town in Allegany County, New York.
    7. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio.
    8. An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
  5. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  6. The City of Hume, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  7. A region in north-east Victoria, Australia.
  8. A hamlet in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7041).
  9. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Hume”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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