Meanings
plural Harrisons
- countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas.
- countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Georgia.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
- countableuncountableA town in Cumberland County, Maine.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Clare County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
- countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Sioux County, Nebraska.
- countableuncountableA town in Hudson County, New Jersey.
- countableuncountableA coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York.
- countableuncountableA city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Douglas County, South Dakota.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- countableuncountableA town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA village in Calumet County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Harrison Township.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- Places in the Philippines, named after Francis Burton Harrison:
- countableuncountableA barangay of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
- countableuncountableA barangay of Garchitorena, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Origin
- EnglishHarry
- Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
- Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
- Proto-Germanic*sunuz
- Proto-West Germanic*sunu
- Old Englishsunu
- Middle Englishsone
- EnglishHarrison
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Harrison
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Harrison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harrison
“Harrison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harrison. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harrison,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harrison.
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