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What does Hume mean?
Hume 
as a boys' name is of Scottish and Middle English origin, and the meaning of Hume is "holly; islands in the river". Variant of Holmes. Scottish philosopher David Hume.
STARTS WITH Hu-
ASSOCIATED WITH scottish, holly (tree), river, philosopher
Variations
VARIANT Hulme
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hume Malikai (H.M.), ..
How popular is Hume?
Hume is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#4801 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
The only prominent related form of Hume (UNLISTED) appearing in the Top 2000 is Holmes. Adoption of this relation of Hume was widespread a century ago (#1711). (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Hume is alike in pronunciation to Haim, Ham and Hem. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aime, Esme, Hale, Hamel, Hewe, Homer▼, Howe, Hube, Hubie, Huey▼, Huges, Hugh▼, Hugo▲, Hump, Humph (see Humphrey), Humpie, Hunt, Huon, Huw, Hymen, Hymie, Isme, Jame, Rome and Tome. These names tend to be more frequently used than Hume.
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