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Where does “Jameson” come from?

Jameson is an English patronymic surname derived from James, which comes from Old French James, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, ultimately from Hebrew יעקב meaning "heel."

Ancestry of “Jameson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-sonAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or...
2Middle English-son—
3Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-as—
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Jameson”

  • Jamesonian
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