# Dixon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɪksən/ · frequency rank #10,682

## Definitions
1. A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name.
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## Etymology
From Dick + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dixon-vs-don)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dixon-vs-doon)
- **Dyson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dixon-vs-dyson)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/din-vs-dixon)
- **Dix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dix-vs-dixon)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dino-vs-dixon)
- **Dion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dion-vs-dixon)
- **dido** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dido-vs-dixon)
- **demon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-dixon)
- **Devon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devon-vs-dixon)
- **Damon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dixon)
- **Dixie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dixie-vs-dixon)
- **Dijon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dijon-vs-dixon)
- **Dillon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dillon-vs-dixon)
- **disown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disown-vs-dixon)
- **Dickson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dickson-vs-dixon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddixon`, `dioxn`, `dixno`, `dixonn`, `dixxon`, `dxion`, `idxon`

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