Meaning

2 senses
  1. A male given name.

  2. A surname.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom wore a gray felt Stetson.

  2. Tom was wearing a big white Stetson.

  3. Tom was wearing cowboy boots and a Stetson hat.

  4. Would you wear a Stetson?

Origin

A variant of Stitson, a habitational name from Stidston (“site in the Parish of South Bren

A variant of Stitson, a habitational name from Stidston (“site in the Parish of South Brent”), from Middle English Stidewardesdoune, Stidewardeston, Stitewardeston, Styddeston, from Old English *Stīthweardes (genitive of *Stīthweard (personal name)) + tūn (“farmstead estate”).

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