Jameson

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/ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/

proper noun

A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.

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

proper nounJameson (countable and uncountable, plural Jamesons)

plural Jamesons

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.
  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countableuncountableA village in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn extinct town in Douglas County, Washington, United States.

Origin

  1. EnglishJames
  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. EnglishJameson

From James + -son.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

jasmone
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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