About Wilson
The name Wilson is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Will, a diminutive of William, meaning "desire" or "protection," and the Old English word "son," meaning "son of." Therefore, the name Wilson can be interpreted to mean "son of Will" or "son of William."
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Most individuals with the name Wilson are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 2.93% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Wilson in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Wilson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.