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Bryson

/ˈbɹaɪsən/

Bryson proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Bryson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A village and municipality on the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Pettis County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A minor city in Jack County, Texas, United States.

Origin of Bryson

From Brice + -son.

Words formed from Bryson

Words that rhyme with Bryson

Questions about Bryson

What does Bryson mean?
Bryson means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Bryson?
Bryson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bryson?
Bryson is pronounced /ˈbɹaɪsən/.

Words near Bryson in the dictionary

  1. bryozoologists
  2. bryozoology
  3. bryozoon
  4. bryozoum
  5. Brys
  6. Bryson
  7. Bryson City
  8. Brysonesque
  9. Brysonian
  10. Brython
  11. Brythonic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Bryson (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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