Emerson

Emerson

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Emery
Proto-Indo-European *sew-?
Proto-Indo-European *sewH-
Proto-Indo-European *suHnús
Proto-Germanic *sunuz
Proto-West Germanic *sunu
Old English sunu
Middle English sone
Middle English -son
English -son
English Emerson

    From Emery + -son.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Emerson

    1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    3. (rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.
    4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer.
    5. A city in Georgia, Bartow County, United States.
    6. A city in Mills County, Iowa.
    7. A town in Manitoba.
    8. A village in Nebraska.
    9. A borough of Bergen County, New Jersey.

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Emerson”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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