Stevenson
Son of Steven
Stevenson is a surname meaning "son of Steven." Notable bearers include Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author of *Treasure Island* and *Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde*, and Adlai Stevenson, the American politician who twice lost presidential bids to Eisenhower.
The name appears in place names across the English-speaking world.
Adventure tale with pirates
- Dr. JekyllHidden monster within
- Mr. HydeTransformed evil persona
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- essayistAuthor of short prose
Victorian · prose · poetry · romance · historical fiction · travel writing · literature · storytelling
Maritime thieves and raiders
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- voyageJourney by sea
expedition · quest · exploration · sailing · discovery · peril · heroism · daring
Treasure Island
Adventure tale with pirates
- Dr. JekyllHidden monster within
- Mr. HydeTransformed evil persona
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
essayist · Victorian · prose · poetry · romance · historical fiction · travel writing · literature · storytelling · imagination
pirates
Maritime thieves and raiders
voyage · expedition · quest · exploration · sailing · discovery · peril · heroism · daring · journey
Edinburgh
Scotland's seat of government
Glasgow · kilt · bagpipes · loch · thistle · clan · Celtic · Burns · Scots · whisky
genealogy
Study of family descent
kinship · heritage · patronymic · bloodline · descent · descendants · relatives · forebears · clan · namesake
- Classic AuthorsShakespeare, Dante, Homer, Chaucer, Milton
- AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile
- British WritersShakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Tolkien, Rowling
- 19th Century AuthorsDickens, Austen, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Twain
- Columbia River TownsAstoria, Portland, Vancouver, Pasco, Richland
- EthicistsAristotle, Kant, Immanuel Kant, Bentham, Mill
StevensonEisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower · Ike · Nixon · Richard Nixon · McCarthy