Manson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A placename
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie, Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Calhoun County, Iowa.
  7. A census-designated place in Chelan County, Washington.
  8. A ghost town in Woodboro, Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈmænsən/

Word forms

Manson Mansons

Etymology

An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.

Derived words

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