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Robinson

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈɹɒb.ɪn.sən//
  • United States//ˈɹɑb.ɪn.sən//
  • United States//ˈɹɑb.ən.sən//

A surname originating as a patronymic.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname originating as a patronymic.

    The Tory hard right is in the ascendancy, and a fascist street movement – led by convicted fraudster Tommy Robinson – represents a growing threat.

  2. 2

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. 3

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois.

  4. 4

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa.

  5. 5

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. A minor city in Brown County, Kansas.

  6. 6

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.

  7. 7

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. An unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.

  8. 8

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. A minor city in Kidder County, North Dakota.

  9. 9

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. A city in McLennan County, Texas.

  10. 10

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. An extinct town in Okanogan County, Washington.

  11. 11

    A placename given to several towns in the United States. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Robinson Township.

  12. 12

    A name given to several rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

  13. 13

    Variant of Robinson CollegeinformalEllipsis of Robinson College, Cambridge.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Robin 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 Robinson From Robin + -son.

Forms

plural
Robinsons
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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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