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Dawson
DawsonSay it DAW-sun
- Meaning today
- Son of David, beloved
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- DAW-sun
- Other spellings
- Dawsen
Dawson
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Dawson meaning
Dawson is an international boy's name of English and Scottish origin (surname).
Meaning today
Son of David, beloved
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Dawson is an English and Scottish surname that has become a first name. Surname guides explain it as "son of Daw", Daw or Dawe being a medieval pet form of David, though some scholars think Dawe could also be short for Ralph. We could not confirm the derivation in a primary dictionary, so we do not give a fixed meaning. Name lists usually follow the David line and add "beloved", the traditional sense of the Hebrew name David. As a first name it has a relaxed, modern sound. It is easy to say.
References: Wikipedia, Dawson (surname)
Popularity abroad
- #143 United States, boys 2025 (down 4 from 139 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #478 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Dawson · Dawsen