Edison
English
Etymology
A name whose meaning is "son of Edward", equivalent to Ed or Eddy + -son.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪsən/
Proper noun
Edison
- An English patronymic or matronymic (or just pamatronymic) surname derived from Adam and Edith.
- Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman.
- An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
- A small city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States.
- A village in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States.
- A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, renamed after Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory here, in 1955.
- A village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States.
- A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.
- A former unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada, near modern Westlock; named after Thomas Edison.
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Transliterations of the surname
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Edison
- a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]
- a surname in English
- Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔedison/ [ˌʔɛː.d̪ɪˈson̪]
- Rhymes: -edison
- Syllabification: E‧di‧son
Proper noun
Édison (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
- a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]
- a surname in English