Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paulson

/pˈɔlsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: paul-son
IPA: /pˈɔlsən/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Paul

Frequently Paired Words

Paulsen Pawson Polson Poulsom Poulson

Questions

How do you pronounce paulson?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɔlsən/.
What does paulson mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does paulson come from?: From Paul + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Poulsen, Polish Pawelowicz, Slovene Pavič, Pavlovič etc.

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