Mansfield

English

Covered Bridge, Mansfield, Indiana

Etymology

From Old English Mammesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mansfield

1. A town in Nottinghamshire, England.
2. Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
3. A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
4. A place in Canada:
   1. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
   2. A community in Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.
   3. A community in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Scott County and Sebastian County, Arkansas.
   2. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
   3. A minor city in Newton County, Georgia.
   4. A village in Piatt County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas.
   7. A city, the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
   8. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
   9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
   10. A city in Wright County, Missouri.
   11. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
   12. A township in Warren County, New Jersey.
   13. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
   14. A city, the county seat of Richland County, Ohio.
   15. A borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
   16. A census-designated place in Brown County and Spink County, South Dakota.
   17. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee.
   18. A city in Tarrant County, Ellis County and Johnson County, Texas.
   19. A town in Douglas County, Washington.
   20. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
6. A suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
7. A town in eastern Victoria, Australia.
8. The Shire of Mansfield, a local government area in Victoria, Australia which includes the town.
9. A surname.
10. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Mansfield College, Oxford.

Derived terms

• Mansfield-et-Pontefract
• Mansfield Woodhouse

Anagrams

• fieldsman