Jackson

Capital of Mississippi

Jackson is a common English surname (Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Jackson) and a considerably less common male given name (Jackson Pollock, Jackson Browne).

It’s also a very common toponym in the United States, representing towns and cities, the most prominent being Jackson, Mississippi.

In slang, Jackson stands for a $20 bill, the face of which bears a portrait of President Andrew Jackson.

city

Mississippi

Southern state or major river

Juneau · Lincoln · Albany · Columbus · Springfield · Little Rock · Boise · Helena · Concord · county seat

musician

moonwalk

Backward-gliding dance step

  • thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
  • beat itCommand to leave quickly
  • badOf inferior quality

off the wall · dangerous · man in the mirror · Janet · Tito · Jermaine · Michael · five · ABC · scream

president

Andrew

Male given name

Democrat · Tennessee · duelist · general · New Orleans · nullification · Indian Removal Act · spoils system · frontier · veto

river

tributary

Stream entering larger river

Teton · Grand Teton · mountain · headwaters · trout · rafting · valley · confluence · wilderness · stream

hole

Wyoming

Cowboy State

mountain · wilderness · luxury · resort town · elk · Grand Teton · Yellowstone · skiing · snowboarding · alpine

surname

family

Related people together

heritage · clan · patronymic · bloodline · dynasty · Bo · Jesse · Shirley · Stonewall · Reggie

Categories
Opposites
naming convention

JacksonMadonna

Christ's mother, or pop icon

Cher · Beyoncé · Rihanna · Oprah · Pelé

POLITICAL LEGACY (Andrew Jackson)

JacksonJohn Quincy Adams

Sixth American chief executive

Hamilton · Alexander Hamilton · Henry Clay · Abraham Lincoln · John Marshall

MUSICAL PERSONA (Michael Jackson)

JacksonMorrissey

Madonna · Bowie · Elvis Presley · David Bowie · Pat Boone

Phrases
Family

Jacksonville, Andrew Jackson, Jackson Pollock, Stonewall Jackson

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G