Harrison

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈhæ.ɹɪ.sən//
United States//ˈhæɹ.ɪ.sən//
//ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.sən//

A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.

proper noun

1
A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas.
4
A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Georgia.
5
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
6
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
7
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Clare County, Michigan.
8
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
9
A number of places in the United States: A village, the county seat of Sioux County, Nebraska.
10
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hudson County, New Jersey.
11
A number of places in the United States: A coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York.
12
A number of places in the United States: A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
13
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Douglas County, South Dakota.
14
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
15
A number of places in the United States: A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
16
A number of places in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
17
A number of places in the United States: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
18
A number of places in the United States: A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
19
A number of places in the United States: A village in Calumet County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
20
A number of places in the United States: A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
21
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Harrison Township.
22
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
23
Places in the Philippines, named after Francis Burton Harrison: A barangay of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
24
Places in the Philippines, named after Francis Burton Harrison: A barangay of Garchitorena, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Harry 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 Harrison From Harry + -son.

Forms

plural: Harrisons

Harrington · A habitational surname from Old English from several places…harris · A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of…Harris · An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

Harrison · A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.

harry · To plunder, pillage, assault.Harry · A male given name.harsh · Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.