Johnson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/
rhymes: -ɒnsən
Forms: form: Johnsons
form: Jonson
Etymology: A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”.
* In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
* Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.
Senses: examples: text: And for the EU a Johnson premiership would mean “a mini-Trump across the Channel, dedicated to its sabotage”. Britain would become “a hostile principality, built on social, fiscal and environmental deregulation.”
ref: 2019 June 13, Jon Henley, “'Mini-Trump across the Channel': EU media on Boris Johnson as British PM”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
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A locality in Cochise County, Arizona.
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A city in Washington County, Arkansas.
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An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
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An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
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An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
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A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
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A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
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A hamlet in Orange County, New York.
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An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
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A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
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A ghost town in Kane County, Utah.
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A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.
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An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.
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An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
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A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
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An unincorporated community in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
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A number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.
Derived terms: word: Averch-Johnson effect
english: township
translation: township
word: Dick Johnson
word: Dubin-Johnson syndrome
word: Johnson bar
word: Johnson City
word: Johnson County
word: Johnsonese
word: Johnson grass
word: Johnson hole
word: Johnsonian
word: Johnsoniana
word: Johnsonianism
word: Johnsonism
word: Johnson Lane
word: Johnson-McMillin syndrome
word: Johnson-Munson syndrome
word: Johnson neuroectodermal syndrome
word: Johnson noise
word: Johnson-Nyquist noise
word: Johnson polyhedron
word: Johnson's algorithm
word: Johnson solid
word: Johnson's rule
word: Johnsonville
word: LBJ