Benson

//ˈbɛn.sən// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
  2. 2
    An English surname originating as a patronymic from Benedict + -son.
  3. 3
    A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. 4
    A hamlet within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
  5. 5
    A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6191).
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Cochise County, Arizona.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Woodford County, Illinois.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Swift County, Minnesota.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Swift County, Minnesota.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hamilton County, New York.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Johnston County, North Carolina.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.

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