Nixon

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/ˈnɪk.sɪn//ˈnɪk.sən/

proper noun

An English surname transferred from the given name.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nickson · alternative Nixson

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name.
    1. Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America.

      Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make him appear elitist.

      2024 August 8, Jonathan van Harmelen, “The Little-Known Group That Pioneered Watergate’s Dirty Tricks—and Changed American Politics”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2024
  2. A township in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States, named after early settlers George, William and Morris Nixon.
  3. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, named in honor of George S. Nixon, Nevada senator.
noun

alternative Nickson · alternative Nixson

  1. slangnarcoticsA drug of low quality and low potency passed off as a powerful, pure drug.

Origin

From Nick + -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".

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Translations

Arabic نِيكْسُون
  • نِيكْسُون (nīksūn)surname
Bulgarian Ни́ксън
  • Ни́ксън (Níksăn)surname
Chinese Mandarin 尼克松, 尼克森
  • 尼克松 (Níkèsōng)surname
  • 尼克森 (Níkèsēn)surname
  • 尼克遜 /尼克逊 (Níkèxùn)surname
Greek Νίξον
  • Νίξον (Níxon)surname
Hindi निक्सन
  • निक्सन (niksan)surname
Japanese ニクソン
  • ニクソン (Nikuson)surname
Korean 닉슨
  • 닉슨 (Nikseun)surname
Persian نیکسون
  • نیکسون (nikson)surname
Russian Ни́ксон
  • Ни́ксон (Níkson)surname
Thai นิกสัน
  • นิกสัน (ník-sǎn)surname
Ukrainian Ні́ксон
  • Ні́ксон (Níkson)surname
Vietnamese Níchxơn
  • Níchxơnsurname

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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