Nicholson

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Nicholson

  • /ˈnɪkəlsən/

Where it comes from

From Nicholas + -son. Doublet of Nielsen.

proper noun Nichelson

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A coastal locality in the Shire of Burke, north-west Queensland.
  3. A river in the Northern Territory and Queensland which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
  4. A town in East Gippsland, Victoria.
  5. A river in Victoria which flows through the town.
  6. A river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia which joins the Ord River.
  7. A city in Jackson County, Georgia.
  8. A census-designated place in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
  9. A borough and township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
  11. An unincorporated community in the town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: weller, crank, colonel, nicolson, nichol, nichols, nicholsen, nickelson, nickolson, nielson, neilson, nickols, nicol, michelsen, michelson, nilsen

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name surname meaning "son of Nicholas"

ΕλληνικάΝικολαΐδης Nikolaḯdis, Νικολάου Nikoláou
RomânăNicolescu, Colescu
РусскийНикола́ев Nikolájev, Никола́ева Nikolájeva

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"Nicholson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nicholson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Nicholson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nicholson

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@misc{nicholson_2026,
  title = {Nicholson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nicholson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}