davidson
/ˈdeɪvɪdsən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
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A suburb of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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A town in the Rural Municipality of Arm River No. 252, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has accepted the role of assistant general manager for the basketball programs at alma mater Davidson College."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor. Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor. Late Latin Dāvīdbor. Old English Dauid, David Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde English David Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Davidson From David + -son.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdeɪvɪdsən/