Dawson

English

Etymology

From Daw, a Middle English pet form of David +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːsən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːsən

Proper noun

Dawson (countable and uncountable, plural Dawsons)

1. (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A placename
   1. A rural locality in South Australia, Australia.
   2. A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.
   3. A locale in the United States
      1. A small unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
      2. A city, the county seat of Terrell County, Georgia, United States.
      3. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.
      4. A city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
      5. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
      6. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States.
      7. A small city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
      8. A village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States.
      9. A ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
      10. A tiny city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States.
      11. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Ohio, United States.
      12. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States.
      13. A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
      14. A town in Navarro County, Texas, United States.
      15. A neighborhood of Austin, Texas, United States.
      16. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
   4. Ellipsis of Dawson City.
   5. Ellipsis of Dawson County.

Derived terms

• Castledawson
• City of Dawson
• County of Dawson
• Dawson City
• Dawson County
• Dawson Creek
• dawsonite
• Dawsonville
• Nancy Dawson

 

Descendants

• Translingual: dawsoni, dawsonii, Dawsonia

Anagrams

• Sandow, Sawdon