What does Wilson mean?

Wilson means "son of Will; will, desire; helmet, protection"

How do we pronounce Wilson?

Wilson \wi-(l)son, wil-s-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Wilson is pronounced WIHLSahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Wilson: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Wilson?

Wilson's origin is Germanic and English, and its use, English. From 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 variation (English) of meaning of William (English and French). Variations of Wilson comprise name Wilesone meaning, Willesone name popularity, name Willsen, Willsin definition, Willsn pronounciation, meaning of Wilsen, Wilsin definition, baby name Wilsyn, and Wylson name popularity. The diminutive forms Will meaning and origin (English), Willie pronounciation (English, German, and Scandinavian), what does the name Willy mean (English and German), and nicknames for Wilse (English), and the spelling variant Willson name (English) are other 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 2010, it ranked at #587 with a usage of 0.021%, however it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after short names for William, within all boy names in its group. It was used 40 times more than Wilson in 2010.

List of baby names that sound like Wilson:

nicknames for Willsen, Willsin pronounciation, Willson meaning and origin (English), name Wilsen origin, short names for Wylson, name Waljan origin, Waljen meaning and origin, Waljon pronounciation, nicknames for Walljan, Walljen pronounciation, name Waltun meaning, baby name Welcom, Welcome name popularity, Welcomme definition, baby name Weltun, name Wilsin, Wilsyn meaning, Wilesone name, name Willsn, and Willesone name popularity.

The baby name Wilson fun facts:

The name Wilson in reverse order is "Nosliw".

The numerological value of the name Wilson is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Wilson?

Wilson is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames