Benson
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈbɛn.sən//
An English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
proper noun
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An English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
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An English surname originating as a patronymic from Benedict + -son.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A hamlet within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
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A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6191).
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Cochise County, Arizona.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Woodford County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Swift County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Swift County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Hamilton County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Johnston County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
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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.
Benson · An English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
bent · Folded or dented out of its usual shape.Bent · A surnameBentley · An English habitational surname from Old English.