Gleason

//ˈɡliː.sən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable

    "Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the US DOGE Service, the agency that houses the temporary Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official told CNN on Tuesday."

  2. 2
    A town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable

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"Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the US DOGE Service, the agency that houses the temporary Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official told CNN on Tuesday."

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”).

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