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Nelson1 definition

Nel·son (nel′sən)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: < the surname Nelson < ME Nel (see Neal) + son, son

Nelson2 definition

Nel·son (nel′sən)

Nelson, Horatio Viscount Nelson 1758-1805; Eng. admiral
Nelson3 definition

Nel·son (nel′sən)

river in Manitoba, Canada, flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast into Hudson Bay: 400 mi (644 km)

Etymology: so named by Sir T. Button on an expedition into Hudson Bay (1612), after R. Nelson, a crew member who died there

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