Dotson

Dotson Meaning & Origin

About Dotson
The name "Dotson" is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Dodd," which itself is a pet form of "Roger." The name "Dotson" means "son of Dodd" or "son of Roger." It is a patronymic surname that was commonly used to identify someone as the son of a man named Dodd or Roger.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TTSN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D03205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AA1 T S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈdɑtsən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TTSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dotson in Braille

Here's how to represent Dotson in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Dotson in braille

How to Spell the Name Dotson in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Dotson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dotson in sign language

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