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nelson

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈnɛlsən/

name

Etymology: From Middle English Neil + -son and Nell + -son. * In the United States, also an Anglicisation of North Germanic (Scandinavian) surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    “Africans of my generation - and even today - generally have both a Western and an African name. Whites were either unable or unwilling to pronounce an African name, and considered it uncivilized to have one. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would only be a guess.”

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noun

Etymology: Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg. Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

  1. A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
  2. A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.