Dawson
[ˈdɔːsən]Meaning
from an English surname meaning "son of David"
Background Story
Dawson comes from an English surname meaning "son of David", formed from Daw, a Middle English pet form of David, plus -son. As a given name it was popularised in the late 1990s by the central character on the television drama Dawson's Creek (1998-2003); in the United States the number of boys receiving the name increased tenfold between 1997 and 1999. It got another boost in 2014 after it was used for a main character in the movie The Best of Me.
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