English Explanatory Dictionary

Wilson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A minor city in Mississippi County, Alabama.
  5. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  7. A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  8. A town and village therein, in Niagara County, New York.
  9. A city, the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina.
  10. A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.
  11. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  12. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪlsən/ /ˈwɪlsn̩/ En-us-Wilson.ogg

Word forms

Wilson Wilsons Willson

Etymology

From Will (short form of William) + -son.

Derived words

Mount Wilson Mowat-Wilson syndrome Point Wilson Upper Wilsons Creek Wilson-Bappu effect Wilson chamber Wilson County Wilson Creek Wilson cycle Wilson Doctrine Wilsonian Wilson Islands Wilson loop Wilson-Mikity syndrome Wilson score interval Wilsons Creek Wilson's snipe Wilsons Valley Wilsontown Wilson-Turner syndrome
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