English
Nelson
Nelson comes from Middle English; the Middle English form is not named.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500form not named
- Englishearliest quotation 1994Nelson
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500form not named
- Englishearliest quotation 1994Nelson
Earliest quotation: 1994, Nelson Mandela: “Africans of my generation - and even today -…”
Today it means
name A surname originating as a patronymic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Nelson