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 [ 2 syll. wi-(l)son, wil-s-on ] The boy name Wilson is pronounced WIHLSahN KEY. Wilson's origin is Germanic and English, and its use, English. From Germanic and English roots, its meaning is 'son of Will'. From the element son. The first name is derived from the English surname. In addition, Wilson is a variant (English) of William (English and French). The pet forms Will (English), Willie (English and Scandinavian), Willy (English and German), and Wilse (English), and the spelling variant Willson (English) are forms of the name. Wilson is an all-time favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1918, 0.132% of baby boys were named Wilson. It ranked at #122 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and in recent times it is of only occasional use. In 2008, it ranked at #537 with a usage of 0.022%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after William (English and French), within all boy names in its group. It was used 38 times more than Wilson in 2008. Baby names that sound like Wilson include Willson (English) and Welcome. KEY: Pronunciation for Wilson: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
