Houston

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town".

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhjuːstɨn/, [ˈhj̊uːstɨn], [j̊uːstɨn]

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• Note that in the street name in New York City, Houston Street, Houston is pronounced IPA^(key): /ˈha͡ʊstən/.

Houston

1. A habitational surname​.
2. A city in Texas, USA, named after Sam Houston. It is the county seat of Harris County.
3. a city in Missouri, USA, and the county seat of Texas County.
4. Any of a number of other places in the English-speaking world.
5. A male given name of mainly American usage, transferred from the surname.
6. The NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, named the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center since 1973.

   1970: Houston, we've had a problem here.

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• Houston, we have a problem

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