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Hubble.

An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhʌbəl/
  1. An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.

    countable
  2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.

name/ˈhʌbəl/
  1. The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.

  2. The Hubble Space Telescope.

Where this word comes from

After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.

noun/ˈhʌbəl/
  1. A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.

Where this word comes from

After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.

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