# Hulme

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhjuːm/ · frequency rank #49,407

## Definitions
1. A northern suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6091).
2. An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
3. A hamlet in Werrington parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border of Stoke-on-Trent (OS grid ref SJ9345).
4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From Old Norse holmr (“islet”).

## Easily confused with
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulme-vs-hum)
- **hump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulme-vs-hump)
- **Hume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulme-vs-hume)
- **Huma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulme-vs-huma)
- **hummer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulme-vs-hummer)
- **hummel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulme-vs-hummel)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hue-vs-hulme)
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/home-vs-hulme)
- **huge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huge-vs-hulme)
- **hole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hole-vs-hulme)
- **hull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hull-vs-hulme)
- **hulk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulk-vs-hulme)
- **helm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helm-vs-hulme)
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hale-vs-hulme)
- **hula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hula-vs-hulme)
- **holm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holm-vs-hulme)
- **Halle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-hulme)
- **Homme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homme-vs-hulme)
- **helms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helms-vs-hulme)
- **hulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hulls-vs-hulme)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhulme`, `hlume`, `hulem`, `hullme`, `hulmme`, `humle`, `uhlme`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hulme