Watson

Watson

English

Etymology

From Wat +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑtsən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒtsən/

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• Hyphenation: Wat‧son

Proper noun

Watson

1. A northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
2. Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
4. A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Jefferson County, Alabama.
   2. A minor city in Desha County, Arkansas.
   3. A village in Effingham County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Clark County, Indiana.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Clayton County, Iowa.
   6. An unincorporatedcommunity and census-designated place in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
   7. A minor city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
   8. A village in Atchison County, Missouri.
   9. A town in Lewis County, New York.
   10. An unincorporatedcommunity in Seneca County, Ohio.
   11. An unincorporatedcommunity in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
   12. An unincorporatedcommunity in Loudoun County, Virginia.
   13. An unincorporatedcommunity in Marion County, West Virginia.

See also

• Doctor Watson, fictional character in, and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
• James D. Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
• Watt