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Dickson

/ˈdɪksən/

proper noun

A male given name.

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

Less commonScrabble 14

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dixion · alternative Dixon

A male given name.
An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
A number of places in the United States:
1. A ghost town in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
2. A township in Manistee County, Michigan.
3. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
4. A city in Dickson County, Tennessee.
5. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic*rīxs
Proto-Germanic*rīks
Proto-West Germanic*rīk
Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
Proto-Germanic*harduz
Proto-West Germanic*hardu
Proto-West Germanic*Rīkuhardu
Old High GermanRihhart
Middle High GermanRihard
Medieval LatinRichardus
Old FrenchRichard
Middle EnglishRycharde
EnglishRichard
EnglishRick
EnglishDick
Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
Proto-Germanic*sunuz
Proto-West Germanic*sunu
Old Englishsunu
Middle Englishsone
EnglishDickson

From Dick + -son.

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Translations

Russian Ди́ксон

Ди́ксон (Díkson)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dockins codskin

Cite this entry

APA

Dickson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickson

MLA

“Dickson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickson. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dickson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickson.

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