"Simson" meaning in English

See Simson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Sim, the short form of Simon + -son. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-son}} -son Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Simson
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic, "son of Sim", variant of Simpson.
    Sense id: en-Simson-en-name-3ku9argb Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Simson-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Simson line

Download JSONL data for Simson meaning in English (1.8kB)

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