Adamson

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proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

OriginMiddle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu →
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Meanings

proper nounAdamson (plural Adamsons)

plural Adamsons

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  11. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  13. Old Englishsunu
  14. Middle Englishsone
  15. EnglishAdamson

From Adam + -son.

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APA

Adamson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamson

MLA

“Adamson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adamson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamson.

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