# Elson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛl.sən/ · frequency rank #65,085

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A northern suburb of Gosport, Gosport borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6001).
3. A small village in Ellesmere Rural parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3835).

## Etymology
Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elson