Nicholson.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name.
A number of places and rivers in Australia: A coastal locality in the Shire of Burke, north-west Queensland.
A number of places and rivers in Australia: A river in the Northern Territory and Queensland which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
A number of places and rivers in Australia: A town in East Gippsland, Victoria.
A number of places and rivers in Australia: A river in Victoria which flows through the town.
A number of places and rivers in Australia: A river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia which joins the Ord River.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Jackson County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
From Nicholas + -son. Doublet of Nielsen.
Try it on your idea.
Nicholson has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.