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Cason

Cason proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Cason

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
    • I named him Cason; it was my grandfather's middle name and the second that he was born, I could see that it suited him.2016, Verna Lloyd, Within Sight, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN

Forms of Cason

alternative formCasen
alternative formCayson
alternative formKaison
alternative formKasen
alternative formKason
alternative formKaysen
alternative formKayson

Origin of Cason

As an English surname, a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk. Also borrowed from Italian Cason, from a Venetan form of casa (“house”).

Questions about Cason

What does Cason mean?
Cason means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Cason?
Cason is a proper noun.

Words near Cason in the dictionary

  1. Casolaro
  2. casomorphin
  3. casomorphine
  4. casomorphines
  5. casomorphins
  6. Cason
  7. casone
  8. casones
  9. casoni
  10. casopitant
  11. Casoria

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