# Gleason

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡliː.sən/ · frequency rank #34,506

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glasáin (“descendant of Glasán”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of glas (“green, blue, grey”).

## Easily confused with
- **Gleeson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gleason-vs-gleeson)
- **Gregson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gleason-vs-gregson)
- **glean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glean-vs-gleason)

## Common misspellings (10)
`gelason`, `ggleason`, `glaeson`, `gleaosn`, `gleasno`, `gleasonn`, `gleasson`, `glesaon`, `glleason`, `lgeason`

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