Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hume

/hjuːm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: hume
IPA: /hjuːm/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.

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An English, Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Holme.

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David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian.

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Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Humeian Humian Humism Humist

Phrases

Greater Hume Hume's fork Lake Hume Village

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce hume?: The recorded pronunciation is /hjuːm/.
What does hume mean?: A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.

How to pronounce hume

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