Nelson

nelson Nélson English + Township Etymology From en enm - en Neil son and en Nell son. In the United States, also an Anglicisation of en gmq - Scandinavian surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas". Pronunciation en /ˈnɛlsən/ RP,GA,CA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nelson.wav Berkshire,Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Nelson.wav UK en /ˈnelsən/ AU,NZ en ɛlsən 2 Proper noun ~ en patronymics. en male surnames. Africans of my generation - and even today - generally have both a Western and an African name. Whites were either unable or unwilling to pronounce an African name, and considered it uncivilized to have one. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would only be a guess. A placename en place c/Australia. en suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia. en locality in the carea/Bega Valley south-eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia. en A small fishing <<town>> in <<s/Victoria>>, <<c/Australia>>. en city p/British Columbia c/Canada. en city/and/region c/New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson. NZ Topo Map A place in the United Kingdom: en town/and/cpar in bor/Pendle co/Lancashire cc/England. Parish map (Lancashire) en village/and/wcomm in cobor:noaff/Caerphilly cc/Wales OS grid ref ST1195. Community map (Caerphilly) en place c/USA: en unincorporated community co/Shelby County s/Alabama. en unincorporated community co/Butte County s/California. en small city co/Pickens County and co/Cherokee County s/Georgia. en village/and/twp co/Lee County s/Illinois. en twp co/Cloud County s/Kansas en twp co/Kent County s/Michigan. en minor city co/Douglas County s/Minnesota. en minor city co/Saline County s/Missouri. en twp co/Watonwan County s/Minnesota. en minor city/county seat co/Nuckolls County s/Nebraska. en census-designated place co/Clark County s/Nevada. en town co/Cheshire County s/New Hampshire. en town co/Madison County s/New York. en ucomm co/Durham County s/North Carolina. en twp co/Barnes County s/North Dakota en twp co/Portage County s/Ohio. en unincorporated community co/Choctaw County s/Oklahoma. en twp co/Tioga County s/Pennsylvania en unincorporated community co/Mecklenburg County s/Virginia. en unincorporated community co/Boone County s/West Virginia. en town/and/village therein, in co/Buffalo County s/Wisconsin. Derived terms en Mount Nelson Nelson Island Nelson Bay full nelson Grelling-Nelson paradox half nelson nelson Nelson County Nelsonesque Nelsonian nelsonite Nelson's Column Nelsons Plains Nelson's sparrow Nelson Township Nelsonville quarter nelson three-quarter nelson Nelson bighorn Translations male given name Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 納爾遜 Nà'ěrxùn Korean: ko 넬슨 nellseun Marathi: mr नेल्सन Portuguese: pt Nélson m Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelson is the 43rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 424,958 individuals. Nelson is most common among White (77.7%) and Black/African American (16.0%) individuals. See also Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), British admiral. References Anagrams en elnnos Lenons en Individuals Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Nelson<ety:uder<enm:->> 2 1 Proper noun ceb noun ceb male English ceb suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia Nelson Spanish Etymology es :ubor en:Nelson + 1 Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rubýñ-Nelson.wav<a:Costa Rica>> Proper noun m es male English es suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia Nelson Tagalog Etymology tl en Nelson, a given name transferred from the patronymic surname (usually after Lord Nelson). Pronunciation Proper noun + tl male English < surnames, popular at about the 1970s and 1980s tl suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia Nelson