Emerson.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A female given name transferred from the surname.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer.
A city in Georgia, Bartow County, United States.
A city in Mills County, Iowa.
A town in Manitoba.
A village in Nebraska.
A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Emery 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 Emerson From Emery + -son.
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