Dawson
Yukon gold-rush town
Dawson is a surname that became a given name, originally meaning "son of David." As a place name, it appears in Dawson City, the Yukon town at the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush, and Dawson Creek, British Columbia, mile zero of the Alaska Highway.
The name carries frontier associations in North American usage.
Northwestern Canadian territory
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- northernToward the top
creek · city · Alaska · wilderness · gold rush · frontier · arctic · permafrost
One seeking valuable deposits
- minerOne who excavates ore
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
1898 · stampede · sourdough · panning · sluice · bonanza · fortune · strike
Hereditary portion of identity
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
British · Welsh · patronymic · surname origin · clan · bloodline · pedigree · family tree
Series about adolescent turmoil
- WBTwo-letter media abbreviation
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
James Van Der Beek · high school · melodrama · nostalgia · Wilmington · ensemble · romance · angst
Personal name, not surname
- masculineMale in character
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- classicOf lasting excellence
namesake · christening · moniker · naming · baby name · personal name · forename · baptismal
Yukon
Northwestern Canadian territory
northern · creek · city · Alaska · wilderness · gold rush · frontier · arctic · permafrost · mining town
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
Klondike · 1898 · stampede · sourdough · panning · sluice · bonanza · fortune · strike · placer
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
heritage · British · Welsh · patronymic · surname origin · clan · bloodline · pedigree · family tree · descendants
teen drama
Series about adolescent turmoil
- WBTwo-letter media abbreviation
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
James Van Der Beek · soundtrack · high school · melodrama · nostalgia · Wilmington · ensemble · romance · angst · tearjerker
first name
Personal name, not surname
- masculineMale in character
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
classic · namesake · christening · moniker · naming · baby name · personal name · forename · baptismal
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