Dickson.
A male given name.
Meaning & usage
A male given name.
An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Manistee County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Dickson County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rickder. English Dick Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Dickson From Dick + -son.
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