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hanson

/ˈhæn.sən/

hanson is the alternative spelling of hansom.

Proper noun capitalized: Hanson

Hanson (countable and uncountable, plural Hansons)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A town in the Regional Council of Goyder area, South Australia, Australia.
  3. A minor city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. A census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
  6. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Hanson County.

Forms of hanson

Noun
pluralhansons
Proper noun
pluralHansons

Origin of hanson

From Hann + -son.

Words formed from hanson

Words that rhyme with hanson

Questions about hanson

What does hanson mean?
Hanson means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What is hanson the alternative spelling of?
Hanson is the alternative spelling of hansom.
What part of speech is hanson?
Hanson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hanson?
Hanson is pronounced /ˈhæn.sən/.

Words near hanson in the dictionary

  1. Hansmanns
  2. hansom
  3. hansom cab
  4. hansom cabs
  5. hansoms
  6. hanson
  7. Hanson County
  8. Hansonism
  9. Hansonist
  10. Hansonmania
  11. hansons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hanson (page history and authors); Hanson (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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