Names Watson

Watson

Found 3 entry about "Watson"

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

English

Meaning

The name Watson means "son of Walter" or "from the settlement near the woods".

Pronunciation

The name Watson is pronounced WAT-son.
WAHT-sən

Popularity

Watson is not a very popular name, ranking 1173rd on the list of most popular baby names in the United States in 2020.

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Watson Name meanings & History

The name Watson has English origins, derived from the Old English words "wode" meaning "wood" and "tun" meaning "settlement". The name Watson means "son of Walter" or "from the settlement near the woods". From an English surname meaning "son of Wat". A famous fictional bearer of the surname was Dr. Watson, the assistant to Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887. Watson can be used as both a given name and a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Watson: Willful Leo

Synonyms of Watson:

W: Willful,Wonderment,Wishful,Wonderful,Wild

A: Action,Angry,Assertive,Argumentative,Aggressive,Ambitious

T: Truth,Testy,Touchy,Tacky,Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Talkative

S: Sensuality,Social Standing,Sex,Success,Solidity,Security,Status

O: Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obstinate,Organized

N: Nice,Nutrition,Neurosis,Nagging,Neat,Nervous,Nitpicking

Watson is:

a Delicate name
a Natural name
a Refined name
a Unintellectual name
a Urban name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Watson include Watson Fothergill (an English architect), Watson Washburn (an American tennis player), and Watson Parker (an American composer).