Hutt
See also: hutt and hütt
English
Etymology
Named after Sir William Hutt, chairman of the New Zealand Company.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʌt/
- Rhymes: -ʌt
Proper noun
(the) Hutt
- A surname.
- A river and valley in Western Australia.
- 1841, "Australind", The Monthly Chronicle, volume VII, page 402:
- The following passages describe the banks of the Hutt, to which allusion has already been made as the largest river of Western Australia yet known.
- 1841, "Australind", The Monthly Chronicle, volume VII, page 402:
- A river and valley in the North Island of New Zealand.
- 1869, J. C. Crawford, Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, page 344:
- Having forded the Hutt, I proceeded up the course of the Akatarewa.
- 1869, J. C. Crawford, Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, page 344:
- A former county of New Zealand, Hutt County was abolished in 1989.
Derived terms
- Lower Hutt
- Upper Hutt
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German huot, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. Cognate with German Hut, Dutch hoed, English hood.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hut/
- Rhymes: -ut
Noun
Hutt m (plural Hitt)
- hat
Plautdietsch
Noun
Hutt f
- protection, care