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Hughes

/hjuːz/

Hughes proper noun: a Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.

Proper noun

Hughes

  1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.
    • What’s happening at the Post now — I’m surprised more people haven’t drawn the comparison — is sort of comparable to the phantasmagoria of rake stomps which took place at The New Republic after Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes purchased it in 2012.2025 July 24, Josh Marshall, “Why Is Jeff Bezos Rakestomping the Post?”, in Talking Points Memo, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2025
  2. A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
  3. A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
  4. A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
  5. A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.
  6. A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  7. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
  8. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
  9. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Questions about Hughes

What does Hughes mean?
Hughes means a Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.
What part of speech is Hughes?
Hughes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hughes?
Hughes is pronounced /hjuːz/.

Words near Hughes in the dictionary

  1. Hughart
  2. Hugharts
  3. Hughbanks
  4. Hughbankses
  5. Hughenden
  6. Hughes
  7. Hughes Brook
  8. Hughes County
  9. Hughes syndrome
  10. Hughes-Drever experiment
  11. Hughes-Drever experiments

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