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Stetson
StetsonSay it STET-sun
- Meaning today
- Son of stephen
- Original meaning
- "a broad-brimmed cowboy hat, named after the hatmaker John B. Stetson" Online Etymology Dictionary
- Say it
- STET-sun
Stetson
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Stetson meaning
Stetson is an international boy's name of English origin (American).
Meaning today
Son of stephen
Original English (American) meaning
"a broad-brimmed cowboy hat, named after the hatmaker John B. Stetson"
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com) · entry Stetson · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
As a first name Stetson comes from the cowboy hat. The Online Etymology Dictionary records stetson from 1902 as a trademark for the broad-brimmed hat made by John B. Stetson, who founded his company in Philadelphia in 1865; the hat became a symbol of the American West. The name carries that association, as do Maverick and Wyatt. Baby-name lists give 'son of Stephen' as the meaning of the surname, but we could not confirm the surname's origin in a reference work, so that sense is unverified. It is said STET-sun.
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, Stetson
Popularity abroad
- #136 United States, boys 2025 (up 19 from 155 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration
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