Etymology

Manson

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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →

Swedish Magnusson ← Danish Magnussen ← Norwegian Magnusen
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  1. Icelandic · derived fromMagnússon
  2. Norwegian · derived fromMagnusen
  3. Danish · derived fromMagnussen
  4. Swedish · derived fromMagnusson
  5. English todayManson

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

Words from the same roots

SwedishMagnusson all →

Magnuson

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.