Mansfield

name, slang

name, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A town in Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Grammar: mansfield is listed as name, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: family name, geographic name, last name, place name.
  • Useful contrasts: forename, given name.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. 2
    Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
  3. 3
    A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
  4. 4
    A place in Canada:; A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  5. 5
    A place in Canada:; A community in Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.
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  1. 6
    A place in Canada:; A community in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Scott County and Sebastian County, Arkansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Newton County, Georgia.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Piatt County, Illinois.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Wright County, Missouri.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Warren County, New Jersey.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Richland County, Ohio.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Brown County and Spink County, South Dakota.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Tarrant County, Ellis County and Johnson County, Texas.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Douglas County, Washington.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  22. 27
    A suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  23. 28
    A town in eastern Victoria, Australia.
  24. 29
    A local government area in Victoria, Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Mansfield.
  25. 30
    A surname.
  26. 31
    Ellipsis of Mansfield College, Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Synonyms

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family namegeographic namelast nameplace namesurname

Antonyms

forenamegiven name

Common questions

What does "mansfield" mean?

A town in Nottinghamshire, England.

What is a synonym for "mansfield"?

Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, last name, place name, surname.

Etymology

From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

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