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Pearson

/ˈpɪə.sən/US/ˈpɪɹ.sən/

Pearson proper noun: a patronymic surname transferred from the given name. Also the ellipsis of Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Proper noun

Pearson (countable and uncountable, plural Pearsons)

  1. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A city, the county seat of Atkinson County, Georgia, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Medina County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in the town of Ainsworth, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A ghost town in south-east Victoria, Australia.

Also used as

Pearson is also the ellipsis of Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Forms of Pearson

pluralPearsons
alternative formPierson
alternative formPeirson

Origin of Pearson

From Piers + -son.

Words formed from Pearson

Phrases with Pearson

Questions about Pearson

What does Pearson mean?
Pearson means a patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Pearson?
Pearson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pearson?
Pearson is pronounced /ˈpɪə.sən/ (UK).

Words near Pearson in the dictionary

  1. Pearsalls
  2. Pearse
  3. Pearses
  4. Pearshape
  5. pearshaped
  6. Pearson
  7. Pearson distribution
  8. Pearson distributions
  9. Pearson syndrome
  10. Pearson's long-clawed shrew
  11. Pearson's long-clawed shrews

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