Hughes — English Dictionary

Proper noun

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

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   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.

2. A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.

3. A place in the United States: A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.

4. A place in the United States: A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.

5. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.

6. A place in the United States: A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

7. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.

8. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.

9. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.