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Hession

Hession proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hession (plural Hessions)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Hession

pluralHessions

Origin of Hession

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (“descendant of Oisín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (“deer”).

Questions about Hession

What does Hession mean?
Hession means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Hession?
Hession is a proper noun.

Words near Hession in the dictionary

  1. Hessian fly
  2. Hessian matrices
  3. Hessian matrix
  4. Hessian matrixes
  5. hessians
  6. Hession
  7. Hessions
  8. hessite
  9. hessites
  10. Hessle
  11. Hessle and Hill Top

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