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Patterson

  • /ˈpætəɹ.sən/

Where it comes from

From Middle English Pate, short form of Patrick, + -son.

proper noun Pattersons · Paterson · Patteson · Pattison

  1. countable, uncountable A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. countable, uncountable A minor city in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family. The Patterson City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to extend a temporary moratorium on new data center projects, giving the city nearly another year to develop rules governing the facilities and their potential impacts on the community.
  4. countable, uncountable A minor city in Pierce County, Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Greene County, Illinois.
  7. countable, uncountable A minor city in Madison County, Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
  8. countable, uncountable A city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
  10. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in Putnam County, New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.
  12. countable, uncountable A township in Darke County, Ohio.
  13. countable, uncountable A village in Hardin County, Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.
  14. countable, uncountable A township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  15. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; named for an early landowning family.
  16. countable, uncountable A township (unincorporated) in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

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Closest in meaning: paterson, heiman, peterson, template, model, prototype, archetype, design, motif, layout, format, structure, print, blueprint, guide, schema

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@misc{patterson_2026,
  title = {Patterson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patterson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}