HOW TO PRONOUNCE
hughes
/hjuz/
Press play to hear how to pronounce hughes.
American Pronunciation Guide · 1:13
Watch on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTube ↗
What does hughes mean?
proper noun
- A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.
- A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
- A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
More meanings (6)
proper noun
- A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.
- A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
- A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0
IPA pronunciation
/hjuz/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
Mrs. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine.
“I know you did, sir,” said the clerk, bowing, “for I saw you at the service at Llanfair—his name is Hughes.”
More book examples (3)
Mrs. Hughes is one of the most charming, and lovable women I have ever seen, and their marriage is an ideal one.
This discovery of Hughes really shed a light on the behaviour of Edison's own transmitter, whose action he had until then misunderstood.
Rowell, Hughes, and Fitzgerald have astonishingly high records for long-distance running, comparing favorably with the older, and presumably mythical, feats of this nature.