Gleason

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/ˈɡliː.sən/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Glasáin →
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Meanings

proper nounGleason (countable and uncountable, plural Gleasons)

plural Gleasons

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.

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  2. countableuncountableA town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Glasáin“descendant of Glasán”
  2. EnglishGleason

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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