Hume 58717 225273597 2008-07-12T20:44:29Z Martarius 4905985 added [[Template:wiktionary|wiktionary t]]emplate {{wiktionary}} '''Hume''' ('''''Home''''' is an older variant spelling of Hume, still used for the senior branches of the family) is a surname that originated in the South East of Scotland, of which the senior representatives are the [[Earl of Home|Earls of Home]]. The name can refer to several people and places: {{TOCright}} ==People== * [[Sir Alec Douglas-Home]] (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), British Prime Minister * [[Allan Octavian Hume]] (1829-1912), British administrator in India * [[Andrew Hamilton Hume]] (1762-1849), Australian superintendent of convicts and farmer * [[Andrew Hume]], Australian convict and leader of final failed attempted to rescue [[Ludwig Leichhardt|Leichhardt's]] expedition * [[Basil Cardinal Hume]], former Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster * [[Brit Hume]], journalist best known for his work on Fox News * '''[[David Hume]]''' (1711-1776), 18th-century Scottish philosopher * [[David Hume of Godscroft]], 17th-century Scottish historian * [[David Hume (explorer)]], Southern African explorer * [[Gary Hume]], British artist * [[Hamilton Hume]] (1797-1873), Australian explorer * [[Iain Hume]], Canadian footballer * [[Jim Hume]], Scottish politician * [[John Hume]], Northern Irish politician * [[Joseph Hume]] (b. January 22, 1777), British political reformer during the Age of Enlightenment * Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1847-1910), English historian, born [[Martin Sharp (journalist)]] * Sir [[Patrick Hume]] or Home (1641-1724), Scottish statesman * [[Peter Hume (politician)]], Canadian politician * [[R. E. Hume]], author and indologist * [[Rob Hume]], English ornithological writer * [[Tobias Hume]] (possibly 1569 - April 16, 1645), English composer, viola player and soldier ===In fiction=== * Hume (see [[Ivalice]]), the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series ''Final Fantasy'' * [[Desmond Hume]], a fictional character on the television series ''Lost'' * Nick Hume, the protagonist of [[Death Sentence (film)|''Death Sentence'' (film)]] ==Places== ;Scotland * [[Hume Castle]], the historic 13th century eponymous fortress of the Home/Hume family in Berwickshire, Scotland ;Australia * [[Hume, Australian Capital Territory]], a suburb of Canberra * the [[City of Hume]], a municipality in northern Melbourne * [[Division of Hume]], an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales * the [[Greater Hume Shire Council]], a municipality in rural New South Wales * any of several prominent landmarks named after Hamilton Hume: ** the [[Hume Highway]], the main road between Melbourne and Sydney ** [[Lake Hume]], a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam ;United States * [[Hume, Illinois]], in Edgar County * [[Hume, New York]] * [[Hume, Virginia]] * [[Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois]] * [[Hume Township, Michigan]] ==Other== * [[Hume (soil)]], a type of soil * [[Hume (language)]] (Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language {{disambig}} [[Category:Scottish surnames]] [[de:Hume]] [[es:Hume]] [[fr:Hume]] [[nl:Hume]] [[no:Hume]] [[pl:Hume]] [[ro:Hume (dezambiguizare)]] [[sv:Hume]] [[vo:Hume]]