Watson - Meaning of Watson

What does Watson mean?

[ 2 syll. wat-son, wa-ts-on ] The baby boy name Watson is pronounced as WAOTSahN †. Watson is mainly used in English and its language of origin is Germanic. Watson is a variant form of the English, French, German, and Scandinavian name Walter.

See also the related categories, english and germanic (german).

Watson is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 2010s. At the modest height of its usage in 2018, 0.018% of baby boys were named Watson. Its ranking then was #711. In 2018, within the group of boy names directly related to Watson, Walter was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Watson's by 4 times in that year.

Baby names that sound like Watson include Wadham, Watkin (English), Weaton, Weeton, Weyton, Wheaten, Wheatin, Wheeton, Wheyton, Whitcomb (English), Whitcombe (English), Whiton, Whyton, Witton, Woden (Anglo-Saxon), Woodsen, Woodsin, Woodson (English), Wyton, and Wytton.

† Pronunciation for Watson: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

A famous person named Watson is Fictional Sidekick Doctor Watson, born 1887.



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