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Erickson en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛɹɪksən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A surname from Nordic
    • Jill Erickson and her partner have embraced the label ever since it was first coined on the television show, "The OC," in the mid-2000s. To Erickson, who is Episcopalian, and her Jewish partner, Chrismukkah represents their efforts to incorporate their respective traditions into the holiday season. 2012 December 14, Emanuella Grinberg and Christina Zdanowicz, “Celebrating Chrismukkah: Shalom stockings and Hanukkah bushes”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2013:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A surname from Nordic ▸ A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksen.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A surname from Nordic ▸ A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksen.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A surname from Nordic ▸ A surname from Swedish [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Eriksson.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ An unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A community and former town in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba, Canada; named for postmaster E. Albert Erickson.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ An unincorporated community in California, United States.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Erekson alternative lexicographic
Erikson alternative lexicographic
Ericksons Number=Plur lexicographic
Ericsson alternative lexicographic
Errickson alternative lexicographic
Ericson alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Clanwilliam-Erickson · Abruzzo-Erickson syndrome · Ericksonian