English Explanatory Dictionary

Peterson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
  5. A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
  6. A minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.

Pronunciation

/ˈpiːtəsən/ /ˈpitɚsən/

Word forms

Peterson Petersons

Etymology

English, Scottish, and German surname, from Peter + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Pedersen, Pettersen, Polish Piotrowicz, Slovene Petrič, Petrovčič, Petrovič, Petric, Petrovic, etc. Also Americanized from Swedish Petersson, Pettersson.

Derived words

Petersonian
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