Nixon

English

Alternative forms

• (son of Nicholas): Nickson, Nixson

Etymology

From Nick +‎ -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪksɪn

Proper noun

Nixon

1. An English surname transferred from the given name.
   1. Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America
2. A township in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States, named after early settlers George, William and Morris Nixon.
3. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, named in honor of George S. Nixon, Nevada senator.

Derived terms

• it took Nixon to go to China
• Nixonesque
• Nixonette
• Nixon goes to China
• Nixonian
• Nixoniana
• Nixon in China
• Nixonism
• Nixonite
• Nixonomics
• Nixon shock
• Nixon to China
• only Nixon can go to China
• only Nixon could go to China

 

Related terms

• Dixon
• Jaxon
• Nicholas
• Nick
• Nicks
• -son
• son

 

Translations

surname

• Arabic: نِيكْسُون m or f (nīksūn)
• Armenian: Նիքսոն (Nikʻson)
• Azerbaijani: Nikson
• Belarusian: Ні́ксан m or f (Níksan)
• Bulgarian: Ни́ксън m or f (Níksǎn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尼克松 (zh) (Níkèsōng), 尼克森 (zh) (Níkèsēn) (chiefly Taiwan), 尼克遜／尼克逊 (Níkèxùn) (Hong Kong also)

• Georgian: ნიქსონი (niksoni)
• Greek: Νίξον (el) m or f (Níxon)
• Hindi: निक्सन m or f (niksan)
• Japanese: ニクソン (Nikuson)
• Korean: 닉슨 (Nikseun)
• Persian: نیکسون (nikson)
• Russian: Ни́ксон (ru) m or f (Níkson)
• Thai: นิกสัน (ník-sǎn)
• Ukrainian: Ні́ксон m or f (Níkson)
• Vietnamese: Níchxơn

Noun

Nixon

1. (slang, narcotics) A drug of low quality and low potency passed off as a powerful, pure drug.