Mansfield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361).
  2. Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
  4. A place in Canada:
  5. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  6. A community in Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.
  7. A community in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A city in Scott County and Sebastian County, Arkansas.
  10. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  11. A minor city in Newton County, Georgia.
  12. A village in Piatt County, Illinois.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Mansfield

Etymology

From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

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