Harrison

Har·ri·son
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UK/ˈhæ.ɹɪ.sən/US/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.sən//ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.sɪn//ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.sn̩/

proper noun

A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounHarrison (countable and uncountable, plural Harrisons)

plural Harrisons

  1. countableuncountableA northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Georgia.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Cumberland County, Maine.
    5. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Clare County, Michigan.
    6. countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Sioux County, Nebraska.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Hudson County, New Jersey.
    8. countableuncountableA coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
    11. countableuncountableA town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
    12. countableuncountableA town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
    13. countableuncountableA town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
    14. countableuncountableA village in Calumet County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
    15. countableuncountableA village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
    16. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Harrison Township.
  4. Places in the Philippines, named after Francis Burton Harrison:
    1. countableuncountableA barangay of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
    2. countableuncountableA barangay of Garchitorena, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Origin

  1. EnglishHarry
  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. EnglishHarrison

From Harry + -son.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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