Emerson

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UK/ˈɛmə.sən/US/ˈɛmɚ.sən/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

OriginMiddle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Emmerson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. rareA female given name transferred from the surname.
  4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer.
  5. A city in Georgia, Bartow County, United States.
  6. A city in Mills County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Manitoba.
  8. A village in Nebraska.
  9. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Origin

  1. EnglishEmery
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  5. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  7. Old Englishsunu
  8. Middle Englishsone
  9. EnglishEmerson

From Emery + -son.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SomerenSermeno
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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