# Dickson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɪksən/ · frequency rank #18,541

## Definitions
1. A male given name.
2. An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
9. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

## Etymology
From Dick + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **diction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dickson-vs-diction)
- **Dixon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dickson-vs-dixon)
- **dicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicks-vs-dickson)
- **Dickinson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dickinson-vs-dickson)
- **Dickerson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dickerson-vs-dickson)

## Common misspellings (11)
`dcikson`, `ddickson`, `dicckson`, `dickkson`, `dickosn`, `dicksno`, `dicksonn`, `dicksson`, `dicskon`, `dikcson`, `idckson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dickson