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Hume.

A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.

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name/hjuːm/

  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.

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

  3. David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian.

  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. Former name: Humes.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A village in Shiloh Township and Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A township in Huron County, Michigan.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Bates County, Missouri.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Allegany County, New York.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.

  12. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

  13. A local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Hume.

  14. A region in north-east Victoria, Australia.

  15. A hamlet in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7041).

  16. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.

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