NELSON

nelson

(noun) any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent’s arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck

Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson

(noun) English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Nelson

A patronymic surname.

A male given name from surnames.

A placename

A place in Australia

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

A small fishing town in Victoria, Australia.

A city in British Columbia, Canada.

A city and region of New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson.

A place in United Kingdom

A town and civil parish in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England.

A village and community in the Caerphilly, Wales (OS grid ref ST1195).

A place in United States

An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.

An unincorporated community in Butte County, California.

A small city in Pickens County and Cherokee County, Georgia, United States.

A village in Lee County, Illinois.

A tiny city in Douglas County, Minnesota.

A tiny city in Saline County, Missouri.

A small city, the county seat of Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.

A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

A town in Madison County, New York.

A former small town in Durham County, North Carolina.

An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.

An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.

An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

A village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nelson is the 43rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 424,958 individuals. Nelson is most common among White (77.7%) and Black/African American (16.0%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Lenons

Etymology

Cricket sense: disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.

Noun

nelson (plural nelsons)

(cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.

(wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back.

Anagrams

• Lenons

Source: Wiktionary



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