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peterson

/ˈpitɚsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ter-son
IPA
/ˈpitɚsən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

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A member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

English, Scottish, and German surname, from Peter + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Pedersen, Pettersen, Polish Piotrowicz, Slovene Petrič, Petrovčič, Petrovič, Petric, Petrovic, etc. Also Americanized from Swedish Petersson, Pettersson.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpitɚsən/
  • British English: /ˈpiːtəsən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Petersons (plural)

Derived Forms

Petersonian

Rhymes With

petersen

Questions

How do you pronounce peterson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpitɚsən/.
What does peterson mean?
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
Where does peterson come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce peterson

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