Paulson
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A surname originating as a patronymic.
"When Wikimedia legal counsel Michelle Paulson wrote that the palawa kani Wikipedia page would help strengthen and spread the language, Reynolds was angered by what she saw as the foundation’s refusal to accept another worldview that didn't see this as a benefit."
Example
More examples"But that can soon change since researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new insulin delivery system that could someday allow patients to forgo the painful shots in favor of taking the medication orally."
Etymology
From Paul + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Poulsen, Polish Pawelowicz, Slovene Pavič, Pavlovič etc.
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