Ferguson
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈfɜːɡəsən//
- United States//ˈfɝɡəsən//
A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
proper noun
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A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.
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A place in the United States: A tiny city in Marshall County, Iowa.
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A place in the United States: A small home rule city in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
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A place in the United States: A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
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A community in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.
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A rural locality in the Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia.
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A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia
Etymology
From Fergus + -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".
Forms
- plural
- Fergusons
Ferguson · A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
fern · Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular…Fern · A female given name.Fernando · A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.