Emmerson

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UK/ˈɛmə.sən/US/ˈɛmɚ.sən/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Emerson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    The country's former dictator, Robert Mugabe, called her "a golden girl," while the man who deposed him in a coup -- Emmerson "the Crocodile" Mnangagwa – appointed her his minister of sports.

    2025 March 20, Kate Bartlett, “Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job”, in NPR

Origin

From Emery + -son.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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