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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From John +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • There was Joynson; they had nothing to say to each other.

    A Haunted House, and other short stories 2004

  • Two of the trained nurses, Sister Lampen and Joynson, were of the party, and two

    Fanny Goes to War Pat Beauchamp Washington

  • There is a Ripper letter at the PRO with a part Joynson mark.

    Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

  • When paper is manufactured by machine, as A Pirie and Joynson and Monckton's were, the paper comes from one batch, meaning it is from the same roll.

    Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

  • Poor Mr.. Woodward vacillated feebly -- she was generally swayed by whoever was nearest at the moment -- and I verily believe Winona's arguments would have prevailed, and the whole scheme would have been abandoned, had not Mr. Joynson opportunely happened to turn up.

    The Luckiest Girl in the School Angela Brazil 1907

  • A boy of sixteen isn't going to be bear-led by an old fogey like Joynson.

    The Luckiest Girl in the School Angela Brazil 1907

  • Pike River coal mine, in the South Island, exploded last November, killing 29 men, among them two Queenslanders, Willie Joynson, 49, and Josh Ufer, 25.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Mr Monk confirmed he had contacted the families of the two Queensland victims, Willie Joynson, 49, and Josh Ufer, 25, late yesterday to pass on the news.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Mr Monk confirmed he had contacted the families of the two Queensland victims, Willie Joynson, 49, and Josh Ufer, 25, late yesterday to pass on the news.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Pike River coal mine, in the South Island, exploded last November, killing 29 men, among them two Queenslanders, Willie Joynson, 49, and Josh Ufer, 25.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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