Edison
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Edison
- /ˈɛd.ɪ.sən/ US, UK
- /ˈe.ɖɪ.sən/ India
Sounds like edition
Where it comes from
A name whose meaning is "son of Edward", equivalent to Eddie + -son.
proper noun Edisons
- A surname originating as a patronymic, from Edward
- Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman.
- An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
- A small city in Calhoun County, Georgia.
- A village in Furnas County, Nebraska.
- 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.
- A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia.
- A former unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada, near modern Westlock; named after Thomas Edison.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thomas edison, addison, arvin, junior, fiat, koon, pioneer, originator, creator, innovator, inventor, developer, technologist, engineer, deviser, trailblazer
Translations
Talk about this word "Edison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edison. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Edison. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edison "Edison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/edison.Cite this
@misc{edison_2026,
title = {Edison},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edison},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
