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Gibson

name · noun · 26 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡɪbsən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪbsən
  • CMU ARPABET: G IH1 B S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 2

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

A small city, the county seat of Glascock County, Georgia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Washington County, Indiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Bay County, Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet in the town of Corning, Steuben County, New York.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Scotland County, North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 14

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Mercer County, Ohio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 15

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 16

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 17

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 18

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 19

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 20

A community in Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 21

A small town in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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22

noun

Meaning 22

A cocktail made with gin (or vodka) and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: oniontini

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23

noun

Meaning 23

An acoustic or electric guitar made by the Gibson company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 24

United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Althea Gibson

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tennis player

25

noun

Meaning 25

Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player

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noun

Meaning 26

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: C. D. Gibson, Charles Dana Gibson

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: illustrator

History

Etymology

From Gibb + -son.

Real reading context

Gibson in complete knowledge articles