Dickinson

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Dickinson

  • /ˈdɪkɪnsən/

Where it comes from

From Dickin + -son.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A ghost town in Wright County, Minnesota.
  3. A town in Broome County, New York, named after Daniel S. Dickinson.
  4. A town in Franklin County, New York, named after Philemon Dickinson.
  5. A city, the county seat of Stark County, North Dakota.
  6. A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
  7. A city in Galveston County, Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

    Similar: Quincy

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Closest in meaning: fairleigh, poet, emily, poetess, writer, author, versifier, lyricist, bard, wordsmith, thinker, muse, mystic, icon, luminary, introvert

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@misc{dickinson_2026,
  title = {Dickinson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dickinson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}