Edison.
A surname
Meaning & usage
A surname A surname originating as a patronymic, from Edward
A surname Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman.
A placename A number of places in the United States An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
A placename A number of places in the United States A small city in Calhoun County, Georgia.
A placename A number of places in the United States A village in Furnas County, Nebraska.
A placename A number of places in the United States A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, renamed after Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory here, in 1955.
A placename A number of places in the United States A village in Morrow County, Ohio.
A placename A number of places in the United States A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington.
A placename A number of places in the United States An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia.
A placename A former unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada, near modern Westlock; named after Thomas Edison.
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A name whose meaning is "son of Edward", equivalent to Eddie + -son.
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