Meanings
plural Dixons · alternative Dickson
- countableuncountableA male given name.
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA community in South Stormont township, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableA city in Solano County, California.
The city of Dixon in Solano County allows safe and sane fireworks.
2026 June 28, Jeremiah Martinez, “Northern California communities that allow, prohibit use of fireworks”, in KCRA - countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Lee County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Greene County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana and Van Wert County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Scott County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA small home rule city, the county seat of Webster County, Kentucky.
- countableuncountableA neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Au Train Township, Alger County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA city in Pulaski County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana, named after Joseph M. Dixon.
- countableuncountableA village in Dixon County, Nebraska, named after the county.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota, named after Dixon, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA small town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
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
- EnglishDixon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Dixon
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Dixon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dixon
“Dixon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dixon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dixon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dixon.
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