Given name & surname
Dickinson
“the son of Dick”
Dickinson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of Dick.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of Dick.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
Dickinson’s family of names
Dickinson has a related form in Dickson. Dickinson has a related form in Dickens. Dickinson has a related form in Dicken.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dickinson
- Dickinson W. RichardsAmerican physician, Nobel Prize recipient (1895-1973)
- Dickinson BishopTitanic survivor1887–1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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