Stevenson

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/ˈstiː.vən.sən/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

OriginMiddle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper nounStevenson (countable and uncountable, plural Stevensons)

plural Stevensons

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.

    Julie Minns won Carlisle with 18,129 votes - 5,200 more than John Stevenson who had been the city's MP since 2010.

    2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 2026
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Jackson County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
    4. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Skamania County, Washington.

Origin

  1. EnglishSteven
  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. EnglishStevenson

From Steven + -son.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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