"Gleason" meaning in English

See Gleason in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡlisən/ Forms: Gleasons [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Glasáin||descendant of Glasán}} Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~}} Gleason (countable and uncountable, plural Gleasons)
  1. A surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gleason-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Tennessee, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gleason-en-name-h~rE04ks Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 57 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 60 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 62 18 18
  3. An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Gleason-en-name-BDyImqBR
  4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
    Sense id: en-Gleason-en-name-CqywzyXd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gleasonian, Gleason score, Gleason's theorem

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