Manson

//ˈmænsən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; A community in the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie, Manitoba, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Calhoun County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Chelan County, Washington. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Woodboro, Oneida County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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sir patrick manson

Example

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"J. K. Rowling loves rapists. In 2020 she sent a bouquet of roses to Marilyn Manson, whose serial abuse and rape of Evan Rachel Wood had already come to light."

Etymology

An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.

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