Morrison

//ˈmɒɹɪsən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

    "When Morrison mulls the pluses and minuses associated with rebuking Kelly for undermining the government’s public health messaging, the prime minister faces a genuine substantive dilemma, and that goes to the risks of amplification."

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jefferson County, Colorado.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Whiteside County, Illinois.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Grundy County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Noble County, Oklahoma.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Warren County, Tennessee.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Brown County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

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chloe anthony woffordjames douglas morrison

Example

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"In 1807, Robert Morrison, the first British Protestant missionary to China arrived in Guangzhou."

Etymology

From the given name Maurice or Morris + -son.

Related phrases

Morrison CountyMorrison FormationMorrison Hillbrown countycounty seatel dorado countygasconade countygrundy countyjefferson countynoble countywarren countywhiteside county

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