Nelson

From Middle English Neil +‎ -son and Nell +‎ -son.

• In the United States, also an Anglicisation of Scandinavian surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛlsən/

Nelson

1. Lord Nelson (1758-1805), a British admiral.
2. A patronymic surname​.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1994 Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom:

     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.

4. A city in British Columbia.
5. A city in Georgia in the United States.
6. A village in Illinois.
7. A town in Lancashire, England.
8. A city in Minnesota.
9. A city in Missouri.
10. A small city in Nebraska, and the county seat of Nuckolls County.
11. A census-designated place in Nevada.
12. A town in New Hampshire.
13. A town in New York.
14. A city and region in New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson.
15. A town in Victoria, Australia.
16. A village in Wisconsin.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelson is the 43^rd 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.

• Lenons

From English Nelson, from Middle English.

Nelson

1. a male given name

Borrowed from English Nelson.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛw.sõ/

Nelson m

1. A male given name

Borrowed from English, a given name transferred from the patronymic surname (usually after Lord Nelson).

• Hyphenation: Nel‧son

Nelson

1. A male given name, popular at about the 1970s and 1980s.