# Edson

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,596

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A former unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada; modern Westlock.
4. A town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Yellowhead County.

## Etymology
From Ed + -son; originally given to the son of a man named Ed.

## Easily confused with
- **eon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-eon)
- **ESPN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-espn)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-elon)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-eton)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-exon)
- **Edwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-edwin)
- **Elton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-elton)
- **Exxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-exxon)
- **Epsom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-epsom)
- **Enron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-enron)
- **Essen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-essen)
- **Efron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-efron)
- **Eldon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-eldon)
- **Euston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-euston)
- **Edo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edo-vs-edson)
- **Eden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-edson)
- **econ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/econ-vs-edson)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edin-vs-edson)
- **Eaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-edson)
- **Eamon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eamon-vs-edson)

## Common misspellings (7)
`deson`, `eddson`, `edosn`, `edsno`, `edsonn`, `edsson`, `esdon`

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