williamson
/ˈwɪl.jəm.sən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam)
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Millennials and Gen Zedders’ approach to romance can teach later-life singletons a thing or two about new relationships, according to dating agent Anna Williamson."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wiljaną Proto-Germanic *wiljô Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos? Proto-Germanic *helmaz Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmazder. Frankish *Willahelmder. Anglo-Norman Willameder. Middle English William English William 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 Williamson From William + -son.
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Derived Forms
Williamsonian