Jackson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒæksən/
rhymes: -æksən
Forms: form: Jacksons
form: Jaxon
form: Jaxson
form: Jaxxon
Etymology: From Jack + -son.
Senses: examples: text: In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre.
ref: 2022 May 12, Dave Davies, “Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?”, in NPR, spoken by Nicholas Confessore, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023:
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
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Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829–1837).
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Michael Jackson, singer and entertainer (1958–2009).
examples: text: Francis was named for his mother's father and Jackson himself was named for his father's mother. Not that his grandmother was called Jackson, of course - it was a maiden name (Margaret Jackson) and it was a Scottish tradition, his father informed him.
ref: 2004, Kate Atkinson, Case Histories, →ISBN, page 158:
text: The sixth victim was identified as Jackson Sparks, 8, according to his family’s GoFundMe page. “This afternoon, our dear Jackson has sadly succumbed to his injuries and passed away,” an update posted to the page said days after the attack.
ref: 2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN:
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The capital city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
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A city in Alabama.
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A city, the county seat of Amador County, California.
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A city, the county seat of Butts County, Georgia.
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An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana.
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An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
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A city, the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky.
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A town in Louisiana.
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A town in Maine.
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A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Michigan.
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A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Minnesota.
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A city, the county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
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An unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana.
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A village in Nebraska.
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A town in New Hampshire.
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A town in New York.
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A town, the county seat of Northampton County, North Carolina.
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An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, named after Andrew Jackson.
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A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio.
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An unincorporated community and township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
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A town in South Carolina.
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A city, the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee.
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An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington.
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A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
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A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
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A town in Washington County, Wisconsin.
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A village in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the town.
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A town, the county seat of Teton County, Wyoming.
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Many townships in the United States, listed under Jackson Township.
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Ellipsis of Jackson County.
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A town in Queensland, Australia.
Derived terms: Jackson County
Jackson derivative
Jacksonesque
Jackson Haines spin
Jackson Hole
Jacksonian
Jackson integral
Jacksonite
Jackson Township
Jacksonville
Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Jefferson-Jackson dinner
Port Jackson
Port Jackson pine