Manson

See also: manșon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmænsən/

Proper noun

Manson (countable and uncountable, plural Mansons)

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

Derived terms

• Mansonite

 

Translations

equivalent surname

• Danish: Mangussen, Magnusen
• Icelandic: Magnússon
• Norwegian: Mangussen, Magnusen
• Swedish: Magnusson (sv), Magnuson