Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jameson

/ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: jame-son
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An extinct town in Douglas County, Washington, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English James 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 Jameson From James + -son.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jamesons (plural)

Derived Forms

Jamesonian

Questions

How do you pronounce jameson?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/.
What does jameson mean?: A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.
Where does jameson come from?: Etymology tree English James 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 Jameson From James + -son.

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