Morrison

M3O1R1R1I1S1O1N1
UK/ˈmɒɹɪsən/US/ˈmɔɹɪsən/

proper noun

A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounMorrison (countable and uncountable, plural Morrisons)

plural Morrisons · alternative Murison

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

    When Morrison mulls the pluses and minuses associated with rebuking Kelly for undermining the government’s public health messaging, the prime minister faces a genuine substantive dilemma, and that goes to the risks of amplification.

    2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Jefferson County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Whiteside County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableA small city in Grundy County, Iowa.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableA small city in Gasconade County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Noble County, Oklahoma.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Warren County, Tennessee.
    8. countableuncountableA town and unincorporated community therein, in Brown County, Wisconsin.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 莫里森, 莫理遜 /莫理逊
  • 莫里森 (Mòlǐsēn)surname
  • 莫理遜 /莫理逊surname
  • 莫里森 (Mòlǐsēn)place name
Russian Мо́ррисон, Мо́ррисон
  • Мо́ррисон (Mórrison)surname
  • Мо́ррисон (Mórrison)place name
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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