Why is Houston (in NYC) pronounced house-ton no hews-ston?

[PosterChild]

Or I guess why are the city in Texas and the street in Manhattan pronounced differently?

PC

[Colibri]

Because they are named after different people, who pronounced the name differently.

The NY street is named after:

Houston Street: For William Houstoun, 1757-1812, of a prominent Georgia family, who married a daughter of Manhattan landowner Nicholas Bayard III. The Georgia provenance of the name accounts for its pronunciation and spelling both of which distinguish it from the Texas city.

The Texas city is named after Sam Houston.

[dqa]

Naturally, this has been discussed [url=]before.

[dqa]

Naturally, this has been discussed before.

[PosterChild]

*Originally posted by Colibri *
**Because they are named after different people, who pronounced the name differently.

The NY street is named after:
Houston Street: For William Houstoun, 1757-1812, of a prominent Georgia family, who married a daughter of Manhattan landowner Nicholas Bayard III. The Georgia provenance of the name accounts for its pronunciation and spelling both of which distinguish it from the Texas city.
The Texas city is named after Sam Houston. **

Thanks.
Now I’ve got to wonder why they don’t spell it like the guy it’s named after (Houstoun).
PC

[Mr.Blue_Sky]

There’s a Houston Street in downtown Savannah. It’s pronounced HOW-stun.

[Annie-Xmas]

I always wonder, since SoHo is the area SOUTH of HOUSTON, why isn’t it pronounced SOU-HOU?