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Nelson at a glance
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- Boy
- Origin
- Filipino Celtic English Gaelic Old English
- Western numerology
- 7
- Indian numerology
- 1
- Characters
- 6
- Popular
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What does Nelson mean?
Nelson is a baby name with Filipino, Celtic, English, Gaelic, Old English context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is son of a champion, son of Neil; son of Neil.
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Boy
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Son of Geoffrey Used more often as a surname Famous Bearer: American president Thomas Jefferson (17431826); Son of jeff; son of Jeffrey
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Unisex
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bear; Bear cub Famous Bearer: American actor/director Orson Welles; Bear like; Ormond's son; spearman's son
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A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Alice; Of holy fame; Son of All; Sweet
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Unisex
English
A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Of holy fame; Variant of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide
127 family views
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Son of Elder; Variant of Elias which is the Greek form of Elijah
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