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