Hutchinson

English

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnsən/

Proper noun

Hutchinson (countable and uncountable, plural Hutchinsons)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A placename in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, named after founder C. C. Hutchinson.
   2. A city and township in McLeod County, Minnesota.
   3. A village in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
   4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
   6. Ellipsis of Hutchinson County.
3. A village in Northern Cape province, South Africa, named after Walter Hely-Hutchinson.

Derived terms

• Hutchinson County
• Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
• Hutchinsonian
• hutchinsonite

 

See also

• Hutch
• Hutchin
• Hutchins