Wilson

Wil·son
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/ˈwɪlsən//ˈwɪlsn̩/

proper noun

An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

proper nounWilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

plural Wilsons · alternative Willson

  1. countableuncountableAn English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

    Rainn Wilson believes “The Office” would have to be different today.

    2025 September 12, Lisa Respers France, “Rainn Wilson says ‘The Office’ was ‘based around clueless, insensitive, racist, sexist people’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2025
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    Watching his wife give birth two weeks ago was all the inspiration Julian Wilson needed to “suck it up” and power through the pain barrier to win his first Quiksilver Pro surfing title.

    2018 March 16, “Inspiration of childbirth pushes Julian Wilson through pain barrier to surf title”, in The Guardian, sourced from Australian Associated Press, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2018

    State and local leaders, including US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, US Rep. Maxine Dexter and City Council members, urged the community to stay peaceful at a news conference on Friday night, according to CNN affiliate KPTV, after the city saw an increase in activity by federal agents.

    2025 September 27, Kit Maher, “Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2025
  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA minor city in Mississippi County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
    4. countableuncountableA village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
    5. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Niagara County, New York.
    6. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina.
    7. countableuncountableA village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
    9. countableuncountableA borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
    13. countableuncountableA minor city in Lynn County, Texas.
    14. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in West Haven, Weber County, Utah.
    15. countableuncountableA town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
    16. countableuncountableA town and unincorporated community therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
    17. countableuncountableA town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
    18. countableuncountableA town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
    19. countableuncountableA town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
    20. countableuncountableA village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
    21. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.

      Even frozen water is expensive: The ski towns of Teton Village, Wyo., and Wilson, Wyo., both made the top 10.

      2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2024
    22. countableuncountableA number of townships, listed under Wilson Township.
  4. countableuncountableA small village in Breedon on the Hill parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4024).
  5. countableuncountableA locality in Kanyaka, South Australia.
  6. countableuncountableA suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shëngjin

Origin

From Will (short form of William) + -son.

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Translations

Arabic ويلسون, ويلسن
  • ويلسونsurname, given name, place name
  • ويلسنsurname, given name, place name
Bulgarian Уи́лсън
  • Уи́лсън (Uílsăn)surname, given name, place name
Catalan Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Chinese Cantonese 威信
  • 威信 (wai¹ seon³)surname, given name, place name
Chinese Mandarin 威爾遜 /威尔逊, 威爾森 /威尔森
  • 威爾遜 /威尔逊 (Wēi'ěrxùn)surname, given name, place name
  • 威爾森 /威尔森 (Wēi'ěrsēn)surname, given name, place name
Czech Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Danish Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Dutch Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Esperanto Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Finnish Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
French Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
German Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Greek Γουίλσον
  • Γουίλσον (Gouílson)surname, given name, place name
Hebrew ווילסון
  • ווילסוןsurname, given name, place name
Hindi विल्सन
  • विल्सन (vilsan)surname, given name, place name
Hungarian Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Indonesian Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Italian Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Japanese ウィルソン
  • ウィルソン (Wiruson)surname, given name, place name
Korean 윌슨
  • 윌슨 (wilseun)surname, given name, place name
Latin Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Norwegian Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Polish Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Portuguese Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Punjabi ਵਿਲਸਨ
  • ਵਿਲਸਨ (vilsan)surname, given name, place name
Romanian Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Russian Уилсон
  • Уилсон (Uilson)surname, given name, place name
Slovak Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Spanish Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Swedish Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Tagalog Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Tamil வில்சன்
  • வில்சன் (vilcaṉ)surname, given name, place name
Thai วิลสัน
  • วิลสันsurname, given name, place name
Turkish Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Ukrainian Вілсон
  • Вілсон (Vilson)surname, given name, place name
Urdu ولسن
  • ولسن (Vilsan)surname, given name, place name
Vietnamese Wilson
  • Wilsonsurname, given name, place name
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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