Elson

E1L1S1O1N1
/ˈɛl.sən/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English elson ← Middle Dutch elsene ← Old Dutch *elisna →
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Meanings

proper nounElson (countable and uncountable, plural Elsons)

plural Elsons

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA northern suburb of Gosport, Gosport borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6001).
  3. countableuncountableA small village in Ellesmere Rural parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3835).

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*alasnō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*alisnu
  3. Old Dutch*elisna
  4. Middle Dutchelsene
  5. Middle Englishelson
  6. EnglishElson

Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Elson

nelson
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Anagrams

OlsenSlonesolenlenos
Cite this entry
APA

Elson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elson

MLA

“Elson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elson. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elson.

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