Meanings
plural Morrisons · alternative Murison
- 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 - A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
- countableuncountableA town in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Whiteside County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA small city in Grundy County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA small city in Gasconade County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA town in Noble County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA town in Warren County, Tennessee.
- countableuncountableA town and unincorporated community therein, in Brown County, Wisconsin.
Origin
From the given name Maurice or Morris + -son.
Full word history & related roots →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
Morrison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrison
“Morrison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrison. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morrison,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrison.
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