Nanson

//ˈnænsən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a matronymic.

Etymology

From Nan + -son (the former is an old diminutive related to Nancy), son of Anne. First noted in Yorkshire, Northern England in the 16th century.

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