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Erickson

/ˈɛɹɪksən/

Erickson proper noun: a surname from Nordic.

Proper noun

Erickson (countable and uncountable, plural Ericksons)

  1. A surname from Nordic
    • Jill Erickson and her partner have embraced the label ever since it was first coined on the television show, "The OC," in the mid-2000s. To Erickson, who is Episcopalian, and her Jewish partner, Chrismukkah represents their efforts to incorporate their respective traditions into the holiday season.2012 December 14, Emanuella Grinberg and Christina Zdanowicz, “Celebrating Chrismukkah: Shalom stockings and Hanukkah bushes”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2013
    1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksen.
    2. A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksen.
    3. A surname from Swedish [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksson.
  2. An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A community and former town in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba, Canada; named for postmaster E. Albert Erickson.
  4. An unincorporated community in California, United States.

Forms of Erickson

pluralEricksons
alternative formErekson
alternative formEricson
alternative formEricsson
alternative formErikson
alternative formErrickson

Origin of Erickson

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son.

Words formed from Erickson

Questions about Erickson

What does Erickson mean?
Erickson means a surname from Nordic.
What part of speech is Erickson?
Erickson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Erickson?
Erickson is pronounced /ˈɛɹɪksən/.

Words near Erickson in the dictionary

  1. erick
  2. Ericka
  3. ericks
  4. Ericksen
  5. Ericksens
  6. Erickson
  7. Ericksonian
  8. ericlaxmanite
  9. ericoid
  10. ericoids
  11. ericolin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Erickson (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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