Gleason

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Gleason

/ˈɡliː.sən/

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).

proper noun Gleasons

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@misc{gleason_2026,
  title = {Gleason},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gleason},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}