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Wilson

Syllables: Wil·son/ˈwɪlsən/

Wilson proper noun: an English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

  1. An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
    • Rainn Wilson believes “The Office” would have to be different today.2025 September 12, Lisa Respers France, “Rainn Wilson says ‘The Office’ was ‘based around clueless, insensitive, racist, sexist people’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2025
    • State and local leaders, including US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, US Rep. Maxine Dexter and City Council members, urged the community to stay peaceful at a news conference on Friday night, according to CNN affiliate KPTV, after the city saw an increase in activity by federal...2025 September 27, Kit Maher, “Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2025
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A minor city in Mississippi County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
  5. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  6. A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A town and village therein, in Niagara County, New York.
  8. A city, the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina.
  9. A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.
  10. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  11. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  12. An unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
  2. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
  3. A minor city in Lynn County, Texas.
  4. An unincorporated community in West Haven, Weber County, Utah.
  5. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  7. A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
  8. A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
  9. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  10. A village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  11. A census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.
    • Even frozen water is expensive: The ski towns of Teton Village, Wyo., and Wilson, Wyo., both made the top 10.2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2024
  12. A number of townships, listed under Wilson Township.
  13. A small village in Breedon on the Hill parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4024).
  14. A locality in Kanyaka, South Australia.
  15. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Wilson meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

Wilson in Hindi

surname, given name, place name
विल्सन vilsan

Wilson in Tamil

surname, given name, place name
வில்சன் vilcaṉ

Wilson in Urdu

surname, given name, place name
ولسن Vilsan

Wilson in Telugu

surname, given name, place name
విల్సన్ vilsan
More languagesFewer languages
Wilson in Kannada
ವಿಲ್ಸನ್ vilsan
Wilson in Punjabi
ਵਿਲਸਨ vilsan
Wilson in Tagalog
Wilson
Wilson in Arabic
ويلسون, ويلسن
Wilson in Indonesian
Wilson
Wilson in Thai
วิลสัน
Wilson in Vietnamese
Wilson

Forms of Wilson

pluralWilsons
alternative formWillson

Origin of Wilson

From Will (short form of William) + -son.

Words formed from Wilson

Phrases with Wilson

Questions about Wilson

What does Wilson mean?
Wilson means an English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
What is Wilson in Hindi?
Wilson in Hindi is विल्सन (vilsan). See Wilson meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Wilson?
Wilson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wilson?
Wilson is pronounced /ˈwɪlsən/.

Words near Wilson in the dictionary

  1. Wilshire
  2. Wilshire Center
  3. wilsome
  4. wilsomely
  5. wilsomeness
  6. Wilson
  7. Wilson chamber
  8. Wilson chambers
  9. Wilson cloud
  10. Wilson clouds
  11. Wilson County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Wilson (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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