Hume most commonly refers to: * David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher Hume may also refer to:

People

* Hume (surname) * Hume (given name) * James Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-born novelist and artist

In fiction

* Hume, the name of the human race in the Invalice universe of the computer game series ''Final Fantasy'' * Desmond Hume, a fictional character on the television series ''Lost'' * Eleanor Hume, a character from the role-playing video game '' Tales of Berseria'' * Nick Hume, the protagonist of the 2007 film ''Death Sentence'' * Hobart Hume III, a fictional character on the television series '' Shining Time Station''

Places

Australia

* Hume, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * City of Hume, a municipality in northern Melbourne *

Hume County Hume County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It contains the town of Culcairn. Hume County was named in honour of the explorer Hamilton Hume (1797-1873). Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found with ...

, a cadastral division of New South Wales * Division of Hume, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales *

Hume (region) The Hume is an economic rural region located in the north-eastern part of Victoria, Australia. Comprising an area in excess of with a population that ranges from (in 2011) to (in 2012), the Hume region includes the local government areas o ...

, a region in northeastern Victoria *

Hume Highway Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route ...

, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney * Lake Hume, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam

Scotland

* Hume Castle, the historic 13th-century eponymous fortress of the Hume/Home family in Berwickshire * Hume, Scottish Borders, a village

United States

Hume, Fresno County, California Hume (formerly, Humes) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, Fresno County, California. It is located east of Fresno, California, Fresno, at an elevation of 5344 feet (1629 m). Hume is located in the ...

, an unincorporated community *

Hume Lake Hume Lake is a reservoir in the Sierra Nevada, within Sequoia National Forest and Fresno County, central California. Hume Lake is on Tenmile Creek, which is a tributary of the Kings River, and adjacent to the unincorporated community of Hume ...

, in Fresno County, California * Hume, Illinois, a village *

Hume, Missouri Hume is a city in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 336 at the 2010 census. Geography Hume is located at (38.090514, -94.584325). According to the United Sta ...

, a city * Hume, New York, a town *

Hume, Ohio Hume is an unincorporated community in Allen County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Hume had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Hume was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1960. ...

, an unincorporated community * Hume, Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois Hume Township is located in Whiteside County Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 58,498. Its county seat is Morrison. The county is bounded on the west by ...

Hume Township, Michigan Hume Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 801. Communities *The village of Kinde is at the southeast corner of the township, though none of it is wit ...

Moon

Hume (crater) Hume is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the eastern limb of the Moon, along the southeast edge of Mare Smythii. It is located just on the far side of the Moon, but it is often brought into sight from Earth due to libration ...

Other uses

Hume (soil) Hume is a soil type that is well drained and slowly permeable. Hume is formed from the erosion of shale and sandstone. Hume soils occur naturally on slopes and alluvial fans. See also * Loam Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil co ...

, a type of soil *

Hume (programming language) Hume is a functionally based programming language developed at the University of St Andrews and Heriot-Watt University in Scotland since the year 2000. The language name is both an acronym meaning 'Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment' and an h ...

(Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language *

Hume Bank Hume Bank is an Australian bank. Headquartered in Albury, New South Wales, it is a customer-owned bank that started as a building society in 1955. Its business focus is on retail banking and assisting local economic development. About Hume ...

, an Australian banking co-op *

Lord Hume of Berwick Baron Hume of Berwick was a title which has been created twice. The first creation was in either the Peerage of England or the Peerage of Scotland. The second creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain. First creation The title was first crea ...

, a title which was created twice, in the Peerages of England and Great Britain * Hume baronets, two titles, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and the other in the Baronetage of Great Britain * Hume Formation, a geologic formation in the Northwest Territories, Canada *

Hume Lake Christian Camps Hume Lake Christian Camps is a non-denominational, nonprofit parachurch organization and is one of the largest operators of Christian camps and conference centers in the world. Hume operates year-round camps and conference centers at multiple loca ...

, a nonprofit parachurch operator of Christian camps and conference centers * Hume Street, Dublin, Ireland *

Hume School The Hume School is an 1891 former school building in the Arlington Ridge neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the oldest school building in Arlington County. It has been the home of the Arlington Historical Society since 1960. The ...

, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places