Hughes

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/hjuːz/

proper noun

A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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 place in the United States:
    1. A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
    2. A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
    3. A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.
    4. A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  4. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
  5. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
  6. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hughes

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

sheugh
Cite this entry
APA

Hughes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hughes

MLA

“Hughes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hughes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hughes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hughes.

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