Etymology

Gleason

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Glasáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Glasáin“descendant of Glasán”
  2. English todayGleason

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.