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Paulson

Paulson proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Paulson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • When Wikimedia legal counsel Michelle Paulson wrote that the palawa kani Wikipedia page would help strengthen and spread the language, Reynolds was angered by what she saw as the foundation’s refusal to accept another worldview that didn't see this as a benefit.2014 August 13, Adi Robertson, “Can you own a language?”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025

Origin of Paulson

From Paul + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Poulsen, Polish Pawelowicz, Slovene Pavič, Pavlovič etc.

Questions about Paulson

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

Words near Paulson in the dictionary

  1. paulownias
  2. pauls
  3. Pauls Valley
  4. paulscherrerite
  5. Paulsen
  6. Paulson
  7. Paulstretch
  8. Paultard
  9. Paultards
  10. paulter
  11. paultered

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