harrison
n. countablen. a common English name for a man or a boy. It is also a very popular last name in many English-speaking countries.
n. a masculine given name or a patronymic surname of English origin. Derived from the Middle English 'Harry' plus 'son', meaning 'son of Harry'.
Harrison is the new manager of our local bank.
The history teacher asked Harrison to read the first chapter of the textbook aloud to the class.
While the name has historical roots as a surname, Harrison has seen a significant resurgence as a given name in recent decades across several English-speaking nations.
From Harry + -son.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Used as a proper noun; it is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
Last updated May 2, 2026