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Wilson

/ˈwɪlsən/ · name

Meaning

  1. An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A minor city in Mississippi County, Alabama.
  5. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  7. A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  8. A town and village therein, in Niagara County, New York.
  9. A city, the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina.
  10. A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.
  11. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  12. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Etymology / origin

From Will (short form of William) + -son.

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