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.

Famous People Named Parson

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

Parson in Pop Culture

  • Parsons School of Design
    college in New York City