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Nelson

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛlsən/

The English word “Nelson” has 6 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
  2. An unincorporated community in Butte County, California.
  3. An unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina.
  4. An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.

Etymology

From Middle English Neil + -son and Nell + -son. * In the United States, also an Anglicisation of North Germanic (Scandinavian) surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".

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