Watson
Syllables: Wat·son/ˈwɒtsn̩/US/ˈwɑts(ə)n/
Watson proper noun: a northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
Proper noun
Watson
- A northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- Albert Bigelow Paine, his biographer to be and literary executor, who has been constantly with him, said that for the last year at least Mr. Clemens had been weary of life. When Richard Watson Gilder died, he said: "How fortunate he is. No good fortune of that kind ever comes to me."1910 April 22, “Mark Twain is Dead at 74”, in The New York Times
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- A minor city in Desha County, Arkansas.
- A village in Effingham County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- A minor city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
- A village in Atchison County, Missouri.
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- A town in Lewis County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
Noun
Watson (plural Watsons)
- Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Watson meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Watson in Hindi
- surname, place name
- वॉटसन vŏṭsan
Watson in Tamil
- surname, place name
- வாட்சன் vāṭcaṉ
Watson in Marathi
- surname, place name
- वॉटसन vŏṭsan
Watson in Urdu
- surname, place name
- واٹسن
More languagesFewer languages
- Watson in Bengali
- ওয়াটসন ōẇaṭośon
- Watson in Telugu
- వాట్సన్ vāṭsan
- Watson in Malayalam
- വാട്സൺ vāṭsaṇ
- Watson in Kannada
- ವ್ಯಾಟ್ಸನ್ vyāṭsan
- Watson in Punjabi
- ਵਾਟਸਨ vāṭsan
- Watson in Arabic
- واتسون
- Watson in Persian
- واتسون
- Watson in Thai
- วัตสัน
Forms of Watson
| plural | Watsons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Dr. Watson |
| alternative form | Doctor Watson |
Origin of Watson
From Wat + -son.
From the character in the Sherlock Holmes series of detective stories.
Words formed from Watson
Phrases with Watson
Questions about Watson
- What does Watson mean?
- Watson means a northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- What is Watson in Hindi?
- Watson in Hindi is वॉटसन (vŏṭsan). See Watson meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Watson?
- Watson can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Watson?
- Watson is pronounced /ˈwɒtsn̩/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Watson (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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