"Deacon" meaning in English

See Deacon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Deacons [plural]
Etymology: * English occupational surname for someone working in the household of a deacon. * Also as an English surname, variant of Dicken. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deocáin, "descendant of Deocán." Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Deacon (plural Deacons)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
    Sense id: en-Deacon-en-name-Ng4uA~tx Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare) A male given name from English. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Deakin [surname]
    Sense id: en-Deacon-en-name-vQlpcF1- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
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