Dawson has the easy grain of a weathered pier and a harbor at low tide. An English surname meaning son of David, it travelled from the registers of medieval Yorkshire into American consciousness in a big way through the late-nineties teen drama Dawson's Creek, which lifted it into the top 200 and kept it there. It now sits at 139, a quieter but still solid presence. Two syllables with a soft dawn opening and a settled landing, the W doing quiet work in the middle. Nickname Daw is sparingly used and charming for it. Earnest, friendly, with a trace of small-town American romance.
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- Matteo
- Calvin
- Connor
- Carlos
- Evan
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- Calvin
- Connor
- Carlos
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