Meanings
proper nounManson (countable and uncountable, plural Mansons)
plural Mansons
- countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
- A placename
- countableuncountableA community in the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie, Manitoba, Canada.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA city in Calhoun County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Chelan County, Washington.
- countableuncountableA ghost town in Woodboro, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Origin
- IcelandicMagnússon
- NorwegianMagnusen
- DanishMagnussen
- SwedishMagnusson
- EnglishManson
An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.
More words from Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish Mangussen, Magnusen
- Mangussenequivalent surname
- Magnusenequivalent surname
French Manson
- Mansonequivalent surname
Icelandic Magnússon
- Magnússonequivalent surname
Italian Manson
- Mansonequivalent surname
Norwegian Mangussen, Magnusen
- Mangussenequivalent surname
- Magnusenequivalent surname
Portuguese Manson
- Mansonequivalent surname
Spanish Mansón
- Mansónequivalent surname
Swedish Magnusson, Magnuson
- Magnussonequivalent surname
- Magnusonequivalent surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Manson
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Cite this entry
APA
Manson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manson
MLA
“Manson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manson.
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