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wilson

/ˈwɪlsən/

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What does wilson mean?

proper noun

  1. An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A minor city in Mississippi County, Alabama.
More meanings (24)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
  2. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  3. A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  4. A town and village therein, in Niagara County, New York.
  5. A city, the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina.
  6. A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.
  7. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  8. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  9. An unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina.
  10. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
  12. A minor city in Lynn County, Texas.
  13. An unincorporated community in West Haven, Weber County, Utah.
  14. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  15. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  16. A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
  17. A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
  18. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  19. A village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  20. A census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.
  21. A number of townships, listed under Wilson Township.
  22. A small village in Breedon on the Hill parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4024).
  23. A locality in Kanyaka, South Australia.
  24. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈwɪlsən/

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“A good evening to you, venerable Father Wilson. Come up hither, I pray you, and pass a pleasant hour with me!”
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
Unknown to her father, Miss Wilson could permit these two slaves to enjoy more privileges than any of the other servants.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
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Always an interested observer of women, Wilson would have slackened his pace anywhere to follow this one with his impersonal, appreciative glance.
Willa CatherAlexander's BridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #94
It is a very distinct and remarkable variety, and, like the Wilson, I think, will fill an important place in strawberry culture.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
Smith quotes Wilson, who said he was called to see a woman who was delivered without pain while walking about the house.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747