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Dickerson

Dickerson proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Dickerson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

Origin of Dickerson

From a diminutive of Dick + -son.

Questions about Dickerson

What does Dickerson mean?
Dickerson means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Dickerson?
Dickerson is a proper noun.

Words near Dickerson in the dictionary

  1. Dickerman
  2. Dickermann
  3. dickerod
  4. dickerods
  5. dickers
  6. Dickerson
  7. dickery
  8. Dickeson
  9. dickey
  10. Dickey County
  11. Dickey Sam

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