Pearson en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- pîr (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɪɹ.sən/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɪə.sən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Piers + -son.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A city, the county seat of Atkinson County, Georgia, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Medina County, Texas, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in the town of Ainsworth, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A ghost town in south-east Victoria, Australia.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Toronto Pearson International Airport, an airport in Mississauga, Ontario
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Pierson | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Peirson | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Pearson box · Pearson sluice · Pearson sluicebox · Pearson correlation · Fujita-Pearson scale · Pearson's long-clawed shrew · Pearson sluice box · Pearson syndrome · Neyman-Pearson lemma · Pearsonian