Benson

Translingual

Proper noun

Benson

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Robson Benson (1822-1894).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Proper noun

Benson

1. An English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
2. An English surname originating as a patronymic from Benedict +‎ -son.
3. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6191).
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Arizona.
   2. A village in Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
   4. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
   5. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
   6. A city, the county seat of Swift County, Minnesota.
   7. A town in Hamilton County, New York.
   8. A town in Johnston County, North Carolina.
   9. A borough of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
   10. A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.
   11. A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
   12. An unincorporated community in the town of Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Benson County
• Bensonian
• Mount Benson

Anagrams

• bonnes