Judson

English

Etymology

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan + son.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/

Proper noun

Judson

1. a patronymic surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1996, Joyce Carol Oates, We Were the Mulvaneys, Harper Perennial, published 2007, →ISBN, page 4:

     "Judd" was a name associated with a certain measure of sternness, sobriety, though in fact we Mulvaney children were rarely scolded and even more rarely punished: "Judson Andrew" which is my baptismal name was a name of such dignity and aspiration I never came to feel it could be mine, only something borrowed like a Hallowe'en mask.

Related terms

• Judd