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Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson *Wilson (footballer, born 1927), Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodrigues de Moura Júnior, Brazilian goalkeeper *Wilson (footballer, born 1985), full name Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca, Brazilian forward *Wilson (footballer, born 1975), full name Wilson Roberto dos Santos, Brazilian centre-back Places Australia *Wilson, South Australia * Wilson, Western Australia * Wilson Inlet, Western Australia * Wilson Reef, Queensland * Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia, and hence: :*Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area :*Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse :*Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park :*Wilsons Promontory National Park Canada * Wilson Avenue (Toronto), Ontario ** Wilson (TTC) subway station ** Wilson Subway Yard Poland * Wilson Square (''Plac Wilsona''), in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson (name)
Wilson is an English, Scottish, and Northern Irish surname, common in the English-speaking world, with several distinct origins. The name is derived from a patronymic form of ''Will'', a popular medieval name. The medieval ''Will'' is derived from any of several names containing Old Norse or the first Germanic element ''wil'', meaning "desire". Possibly the most common of these names was ''William'', derived from elements ''wil'' and ''helm'', meaning "desire" and "helmet", "protection". The surname ''Wilson'' is first recorded in England as ''Willeson'' in 1324 and in Scotland as ''Wulson'' in 1405. It is the seventh most common surname in England, and tenth most common in the United States, occurring 783,051 times as of 2000. Wilson is also now quite common as a surname in many other countries with a large English-speaking population such as Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Wilson is the third most common surname in Scotland. In the 16th and 17th century the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |