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Rawson

UK/ˈɹɒsən/US/ˈɹɔsən/

Rawson proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Rawson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. An unincorporated community in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States.
  3. A village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States.
  4. A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, eastern Victoria, Australia.
  5. A city, the capital of Chubut province, Patagonia, Argentina.
  6. A department in Chubut province, Argentina.
  7. A department in San Juan province, Argentina.

Origin of Rawson

From a Middle English variant of the given name Ralph + -son. Doublet of Rawlinson.

Words formed from Rawson

Words that rhyme with Rawson

Questions about Rawson

What does Rawson mean?
Rawson means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Rawson?
Rawson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rawson?
Rawson is pronounced /ˈɹɒsən/ (UK).

Words near Rawson in the dictionary

  1. rawr
  2. rawranoke
  3. Rawreth
  4. raws
  5. rawsilk
  6. Rawson
  7. Rawson Green
  8. rawsonol
  9. Rawsonville
  10. rawstock
  11. rawstocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Rawson (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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