Peterson
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]English, Scottish, and German surname, from Peter + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Pedersen, Pettersen, Polish Piotrowicz, Slovene Petrič, Petrovčič, Petrovič, Petric, Petrovic, etc. Also Americanized from Swedish Petersson, Pettersson.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpitɚsən/
Proper noun
[edit]Peterson (countable and uncountable, plural Petersons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
- A minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
Translations
[edit]surname meaning "son of Peter"
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Anagrams
[edit]Estonian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Peterson (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a surname from English.
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