# Gibson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɪbsən/ · frequency rank #8,293

## Definitions
1. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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20. A community in Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
21. A small town in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia.

## Etymology
From Gibb + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **Gideon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibson-vs-gideon)
- **godson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibson-vs-godson)
- **Gabon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabon-vs-gibson)
- **gibbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibbon-vs-gibson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gbison`, `ggibson`, `gibbson`, `gibosn`, `gibsno`, `gibsonn`, `gibsson`, `gisbon`, `igbson`

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