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Dawson

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈdɔːsən//
  • //ˈdɑsən//

A patrilineal surname.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A patrilineal surname.

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    A placename A locale in Australia A rural locality in South Australia.

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    A placename A locale in Australia A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria.

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    A placename A locale in Canada A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario.

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    A placename A locale in Canada A creek in the Peace River region, British Columbia.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A small unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A city, the county seat of Terrell County, Georgia, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A small city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A tiny city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Ohio, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A town in Navarro County, Texas, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. A neighborhood of Austin, Texas, United States.

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    A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

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    Variant of Dawson CityA placename Ellipsis of Dawson City.

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    Variant of Dawson CountyA placename Ellipsis of Dawson County.

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    Variant of Dawson CreekA placename Ellipsis of Dawson Creek.

Etymology

From Daw, a Middle English pet form of David + -son.

Forms

plural
Dawsons
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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