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lawson

/ˈlɔsən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
law-son
IPA
/ˈlɔsən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws. * As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɔsən/
  • British English: /ˈlɒsən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lawsons (plural)

Derived Forms

Lawsonia Lawsonize

Phrases

Lawson cypress

Rhymes With

dawson mawson rawson clawson wasson pawson slawson crossen quassin

Questions

How do you pronounce lawson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔsən/.
What does lawson mean?
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does lawson come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

How to pronounce lawson

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