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Judson

/ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/

Judson proper noun: a patronymic surname.

Proper noun

Judson

  1. a patronymic surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • "Judd" was a name associated with a certain measure of sternness, sobriety, though in fact we Mulvaney children were rarely scolded and even more rarely punished: "Judson Andrew" which is my baptismal name was a name of such dignity and aspiration I never came to feel it could be mine, only...1996, Joyce Carol Oates, We Were the Mulvaneys, Harper Perennial, published 2007, →ISBN, page 4

Origin of Judson

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan + son.

Questions about Judson

What does Judson mean?
Judson means a patronymic surname.
What part of speech is Judson?
Judson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Judson?
Judson is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/.

Words near Judson in the dictionary

  1. Judon
  2. Judons
  3. Judophobia
  4. Judophobism
  5. juds
  6. Judson
  7. Judy
  8. Judyth
  9. Judæa
  10. Judæan
  11. Judæans

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