Morrison

American  

[mawr-uh-suhn, mor-] / ˈmɔr ə sən, ˈmɒr- /

noun

1. Herbert Stanley 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.

2. Toni 1931–2019, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1993.

3. a male given name.

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Morrison British  

/ ˈmɒrɪsən /

noun

1. Herbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth. 1888–1965, British Labour statesman, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security in Churchill's War Cabinet (1942–45)

2. Jim, full name James Douglas Morrison. 1943–71, US rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with the Doors

3. Toni, full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. born 1931, US novelist, whose works include Sula (1974), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998): awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993

4. Van, full name George Ivan Morrison. born 1945, Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Avalon Sunset (1989), and Days Like These (1995)

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Example Sentences

Look closely and you’ll spot cameos by authors Toni Morrison and James Baldwin, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“That’s a big bet on xAI getting a durable competitive advantage over the competition in the coming years,” Morrison said, pointing to the AI business’s string of losses since it was founded three years ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Liberal Democrat MP Tom Morrison said the government needs "a proper regulatory framework to make sure these charlatans that are putting out bogus sleep advice on social media... are held to account."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Sentiment toward bitcoin has soured quite rapidly,” Trade Nation analyst David Morrison said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“We interviewed ‘Lloyd Miller’ who for about an hour denied that he was Kelsie Morrison but finally admitted that he was,” Agent Burger reported.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann