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 [ 2 syll. daw-son, da-ws-on ] The boy name Dawson is pronounced as DAOSahN KEY. Dawson is used chiefly in the English language, and its origin is Hebrew and English. From Hebrew and English roots, its meaning is son of David. From the element 'son'. The first name is derived from the English surname. It was popularized by Dawson's Creek (1998-2003), a US primetime TV drama. Dawson is a variant of the name David (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) in the English language. Forms of Dawson include the variant spellings Dawsen (English) and Dawssen (English). Dawson is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1999 with 0.138% of baby boys being given the name Dawson. It ranked at #136 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.059% and its ranking #269. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Dawson, David (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 13 times more than Dawson. Baby names that sound like Dawson include Dawsen (English), Dawssen (English), Daegan (English), Dagan (English), Dagen (English), Dagin (English), Dagon (English), Daquan (English), Dasan (Algonquian-Wakashan), Dashawn (English), Deasun (Irish), Deasún (Irish), Dejan (Slavic), Dejuan (English), Dequan (English), Desean (English), Deshan (Indian), Deshane (English), Deshawn (English), and Deshon (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Dawson: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
