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Manson

/ˈmænsən/

Manson proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Manson (countable and uncountable, plural Mansons)

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

Forms of Manson

pluralMansons

Origin of Manson

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

Words formed from Manson

Words that rhyme with Manson

Questions about Manson

What does Manson mean?
Manson means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Manson?
Manson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Manson?
Manson is pronounced /ˈmænsən/.

Words near Manson in the dictionary

  1. manslots
  2. manslut
  3. mansluts
  4. Manso
  5. mansome
  6. Manson
  7. mansonelliasis
  8. mansonellosis
  9. Mansonesque
  10. Mansonian
  11. mansonin

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