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Edson - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Edson

[ 2 syll. ed-son, eds-on ] The boy name Edson is pronounced as EHDSahN KEY. Edson's origin and use are both in the English language. Edson is a variant form of the English name Edison.

Edson is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1904, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Edson. Its ranking then was #908. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is now used on an infrequent scale. Out of all boy names in its group, Edson was nonetheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Edson include the English names Eddison, Edisen, and Edison.

A famous person named Edson is Soccer Player, Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 23 October 1940, Tres Coracoes, Brazil.

KEY: Pronunciation for Edson: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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