Etymology

Dixon

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Today it means: A northern English surname originating as a patronymic. Full definition →

Middle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  3. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  4. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rīk
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*hardu
  9. Proto-West Germanic*Rīkuhardu
  10. Old High GermanRihhart
  11. Middle High GermanRihard
  12. Medieval LatinRichardus
  13. Old FrenchRichard
  14. Middle EnglishRycharde
  15. EnglishRichard
  16. EnglishRick
  17. EnglishDick
  18. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  19. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  21. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  22. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  23. Old Englishsunu
  24. Middle Englishsone
  25. English todayDixon

From Dick + -son.

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