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

• Hume's fork

Further reading

• “Hume”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• mehu