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Dawson
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English
Etymology
From enm Daw, a en enm - pet form of en David son.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɔːsən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dawson.wav Southern England
en /ˈdɑsən/ cot-caught
en ɔːsən 2
Proper noun
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en countable en patrilineal.
en male surnames.
en Edward Helmore; Maya Yang Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial 2026-09-04 Clancy, a former neonatal and delivery nurse, had been accused of strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, in the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20260905004633/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial
A en placename
en locale c/Australia
en rural locality s/South Australia.
en locality shire:Pref/Wellington south eastern s/Victoria.
en locale c/Canada
en township dist/Rainy River District p/Ontario.
en creek r:suf/Peace River p/British Columbia.
en Dawson Creek
en locale c/USA.
en small unincorporated community co/DeKalb County s/Alabama c/USA.
en city/county seat co/Terrell County s/Georgia c/USA.
en village co/Sangamon County s/Illinois c/USA.
en city co/Dallas County s/Iowa c/USA.
en unincorporated community/and/census-designated place co/Allegany County s/Maryland c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Wright County s/Missouri c/USA.
en small city co/Lac qui Parle County s/Minnesota c/USA.
en village co/Richardson County s/Nebraska c/USA.
en ghost town co/Colfax County s/New Mexico c/USA.
en tiny city co/Kidder County s/North Dakota c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Shelby County s/Ohio c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Benton County s/Oregon c/USA.
en borough co/Fayette County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
en town co/Navarro County s/Texas c/USA.
en neighborhood city/Austin s/Texas c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Greenbrier County s/West Virginia c/USA.
en Dawson City.
en Dawson County.
en Dawson Creek.
Derived terms
en Nancy Dawson Castledawson Dawson City City of Dawson Dawson County County of Dawson Dawson Creek dawsonite Dawsonville
Descendants
mul dawsoni dawsonii Dawsonia
Anagrams
en adnosw Sandow Sawdon