Hou or HOU may refer to: *

-hou ''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commonly in the Norman toponymy of the Channel Islands and continental Normandy. Etymology and signification Its etymology and meaning are disputed, but most specialists think it comes from Sax ...

, a place-name element *

Hou (surname) Hou () is a Chinese surname, listed the 80th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. It is romanized Hau in Cantonese. It originated from a Chinese nobility title, often translated as "marquis." Notable people * Alyson Hau (Hou Jiaming), Hong Kong D ...

Hou (currency) A jiao (; ), or mao () (Cantonese: hou []), is a unit of currency used in Greater China, including the People's Republic of China (Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to of a yuan or 10 fēn ( ...

(Chinese: ), a unit of currency in Greater China *

Hou (Odder Municipality) Hou or Hov is a town in Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Odder Municipality. Etymology The name is known from 1608 where the area was called ''Haa Havn'', indicating the presence of a harbour even before the town existed. In 2019 a vote among t ...

, a town in Denmark *

Hou (title) Hou ({{zh, c=后, p=Hòu) was a title for an ancient Chinese ruler, equivalent to King/Queen or Emperor/Empress. The Chinese character ''Hou'' (后) is an ideogrammic compounds, in oracle bone script it is written the same as ''Si'' (司, means ...

(Chinese: ), a title in ancient China *

Denglong (mythology) The Dēnglóng (), or Wàngtiānhǒu (), Cháotiānhǒu (), or simply Hǒu () is a Chinese legendary creature. History Legend has it that Denglong is one of the sons of the Dragon King, and has the habit of guarding. Used on Huabiaos, it s ...

or Hou (Chinese: ), a Chinese legendary creature *

Hands-On Universe Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU) is an educational program that enables students to investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology. Using the Internet, GHOU participants request observations from an au ...

, an educational program *

Hellenic Open University The Hellenic Open University (HOU; Greek: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο) was founded in 1992 in Patras and is the only online/distance learning university in Greece. Modelled on the British Open University, the Hellenic O ...

, in Patras, Greece *

Hero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as ...

Hounslow railway station Hounslow () is a large suburban district of West London, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 12 metropolitan centres in G ...

(National Rail station code: HOU), London, England * A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Houston, Texas and its major professional sports teams: ** Houston Astros, the city's Major League Baseball team ** Houston Rockets, the city's National Basketball Association team ** Houston Texans, the city's National Football League team * HOU, IATA code for

William P. Hobby Airport William P. Hobby Airport (colloquially referred to as Hobby Airport, Houston Hobby, or simply Hobby) is an international airport in Houston, Texas, located from downtown Houston. Hobby is Houston's oldest commercial airport, and was its primar ...

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