At a Glance
- Meaning
- 'son of Dickin' -- Dickin being a medieval pet-form/diminutive of Dick, itself a nickname for Richard
- Origin
- Old English (patronymic surname)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- DIK-in-sun
Dickinson is an Old English (patronymic surname) boy's name meaning “'son of Dickin' -- Dickin being a medieval pet-form/diminutive of Dick, itself a nickname for Richard”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Dickinson
Meaning: 'son of Dickin' -- Dickin being a medieval pet-form/diminutive of Dick, itself a nickname for Richard.
Origin: Old English (patronymic surname).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Dickinson
DIK-in-sunIPA /ˈdɪkɪnsən/
Popularity of Dickinson
Dickinson doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Dickinson
Similar Names
Elinor · Marianne · Dorothea · Shelley · Byron · Eliot
