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Jacobson

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/

Jacobson proper noun: an English surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Jacobson

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name.
    • Today, the question is how bluntly the case, known as Jacobson v. Massachusetts, might be wielded to justify curbing individual liberties without caveat.2020 April 10, Joan Biskupic, “The 115-year-old Supreme Court opinion that could determine rights during a pandemic”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2022
    • “It’s well known that the lowest income consumer is really struggling with inflation, but from a purely economic standpoint, it is the higher quintiles of earners that do the most spending,” Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, global investment strategist at Hartford Funds, told CNN.2024 May 19, Bryan Mena, “Wealthy Americans are starting to spend more carefully”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024

Origin of Jacobson

From Jacob + -son. From Middle English Jacobson. Medieval English patronymic surname "son of Jacob". In the U.S. adopted by immigrants with similar family names, such as Swedish Jakobsson, Danish and Norwegian Jacobsen (or Jakobsen).

Words formed from Jacobson

Phrases with Jacobson

Questions about Jacobson

What does Jacobson mean?
Jacobson means an English surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Jacobson?
Jacobson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jacobson?
Jacobson is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/.

Words near Jacobson in the dictionary

  1. Jacobsen
  2. Jacobsen syndrome
  3. Jacobsian
  4. jacobsite
  5. jacobsites
  6. Jacobson
  7. Jacobson nerve
  8. Jacobson nerves
  9. Jacobson radical
  10. Jacobson's organ
  11. Jacobson's organs

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