Atkinson
Proper noun
Meaning
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Henry County, Illinois.
An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.
A city in Holt County, Nebraska.
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
A town in Pender County, North Carolina.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Atkinson Township.
A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Ellipsis of Atkinson County.
An unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgPhrases with the word
Examples
Michael Atkinson vows to continue to 'fight' violent media. Which seems a bit like trying to turn the tide back with a water pistol.
Capitol Records were very keen for me to write and see how I got on; I think that is what defined my sound. The first session I had was with two young up-and-coming writers, Nick Atkinson and Tom Wilding, and I went into a session a bit nervous because I hadn't written that many songs before.
According to 19th-century traveler T. W. Atkinson, locals in the Lake Baikal Region had the tradition that Christ visited the area: The people have a tradition in connection with this region which they implicitly believe.
According to a news release from Goldsboro Police Department, Quinton Atkinson was in a fight with Holmes, who shot him in the leg.
After the second incident, Steelers head coach Chuck Noll referred to Atkinson as part of the "criminal element" in the NFL.
Apparently he used his influence as a big star in the BBC to complain about the upstarts in a new comedy program led by Rowan Atkinson and Griff Rhys Jones called Not the Nine O’Clock News.