Jackson
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæksən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æksən
Proper noun
Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829–1837).
- Michael Jackson, singer and entertainer (1958–2009).
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 2004, Kate Atkinson, Case Histories, →ISBN, page 158:
- Francis was named for his mother's father and Jackson himself was named for his father's mother. Not that his grandmother was called Jackson, of course - it was a maiden name (Margaret Jackson) and it was a Scottish tradition, his father informed him.
- A placename:
- A number of places in the United States:
- The capital city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
- A city in Alabama.
- A city, the county seat of Amador County, California.
- A city, the county seat of Butts County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky.
- A town in Louisiana.
- A town in Maine.
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A town in New Hampshire.
- A town in New York.
- A town, the county seat of Northampton County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, named after Andrew Jackson.
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community and township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington.
- Several places in Wisconsin:
- A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Washington County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the town.
- A town, the county seat of Teton County, Wyoming.
- Many townships in the United States, listed under Jackson Township.
- Ellipsis of Jackson County.
- A town in Queensland, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
Derived terms
Translations
transliterations of the surname
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cognates of the surname — see Johnson
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Noun
Jackson (plural Jacksons)
- (US) A U.S. 20-dollar banknote USD (from the portrait of President Andrew Jackson on the bill).
- Synonym: Andrew Jackson
- 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks:
- She looked at me with that familiar desire
Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,
So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."
- A member of The Jackson 5.
See also
U.S. currency bills
Further reading
- “Jackson”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Jackson”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Jackson”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Jackson”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Jackson”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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Proper noun
Jackson
- a male given name from English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jackson m or f
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jackson
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Jackson | Jacksonok |
| accusative | Jacksont | Jacksonokat |
| dative | Jacksonnak | Jacksonoknak |
| instrumental | Jacksonnal | Jacksonokkal |
| causal-final | Jacksonért | Jacksonokért |
| translative | Jacksonná | Jacksonokká |
| terminative | Jacksonig | Jacksonokig |
| essive-formal | Jacksonként | Jacksonokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Jacksonban | Jacksonokban |
| superessive | Jacksonon | Jacksonokon |
| adessive | Jacksonnál | Jacksonoknál |
| illative | Jacksonba | Jacksonokba |
| sublative | Jacksonra | Jacksonokra |
| allative | Jacksonhoz | Jacksonokhoz |
| elative | Jacksonból | Jacksonokból |
| delative | Jacksonról | Jacksonokról |
| ablative | Jacksontól | Jacksonoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Jacksoné | Jacksonoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Jacksonéi | Jacksonokéi |
| Possessive forms of Jackson | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Jacksonom | Jacksonjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | Jacksonod | Jacksonjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | Jacksonja | Jacksonjai |
| 1st person plural | Jacksonunk | Jacksonjaink |
| 2nd person plural | Jacksonotok | Jacksonjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | Jacksonjuk | Jacksonjaik |
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