Parson

English occupational name

"clergyman"

Parson Origin and Meaning

The name Parson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "clergyman".

The name Parson might have seemed ridiculous even a few years ago, but when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe named their son Deacon, they opened up a whole new field of ecclesiastical cool. Bishop, Priest, and Pastor are other possibilities.

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Famous People Named Parson

• Mason Locke "Parson" Weems American author, book agent and minister
• Parson Bennett Ackley (b. 2015) son of Dustin Ackley & Justine

The name Parson in Pop Culture

• Parsons School of Design college in New York City