Nelson
[ˈnɛl.sən]Meaning
from an English surname meaning "son of Neil"
Background Story
Nelson is an English surname meaning "son of Neil", and it was originally given as a first name in honour of the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Another notable bearer was the South African statesman Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), whose birth name was Rolihlahla and who was given the English name Nelson by a teacher as a child.
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