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Sanderson

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈsɑːn.də.sən//
  • United States//ˈsæn.dɚ.sən//

A surname originating as a patronymic.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname originating as a patronymic.

  2. 2

    A placename An unincorporated community in Baker County, Florida, United States.

  3. 3

    A placename A census-designated place, the county seat of Terrell County, Texas, United States.

  4. 4

    A placename An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

  5. 5

    A placename A so-called town within the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Etymology

From Sander + -son. From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -son.

Forms

plural
Sandersons
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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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