Dixon.
A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name.
A placename: A community in South Stormont township, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Solano County, California.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lee County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greene County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana and Van Wert County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Scott County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small home rule city, the county seat of Webster County, Kentucky.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Au Train Township, Alger County, Michigan.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Pulaski County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana, named after Joseph M. Dixon.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Dixon County, Nebraska, named after the county.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota, named after Dixon, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
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 Dixon From Dick + -son.
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