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henderson

/ˈhɛndɚsən/

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What does henderson mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado.
  3. A census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia.
More meanings (22)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.
  2. A township and village therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  4. A minor city in Mills County, Iowa.
  5. A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky.
  6. A town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A town in Caroline County, Maryland.
  8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rush Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  9. A town in Sibley County, Minnesota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
  11. A city in York County, Nebraska.
  12. A city in Clark County, Nevada.
  13. A town and census-designated place therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
  14. A city, the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina.
  15. A city, the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee.
  16. A city, the county seat of Rusk County, Texas.
  17. An unincorporated community and former town in Mason County, West Virginia.
  18. A number of other townships, listed under Henderson Township.
  19. A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
  20. A suburb in the west of Auckland, New Zealand.
  21. A suburb of Perth in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia.
  22. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhɛndɚsən/

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In Wyoming the experimental study of dry-farm lands began by the private enterprise of H. B. Henderson and his associates.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924
She finished the dance and all others, taking Phil’s numbers with Henderson, who had arrived too late to arrange a programme.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125
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Mr. Henderson speaks highly of the Champion, which, however, must be grown with a perfect-flowered kind, since it is a pistillate.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
‘Tell the boys that I fell in with a soldier—his name is Henderson—who was twelve years with Lord Wellington and other commanders.
Robert Louis StevensonRecords of a Family of EngineersProject Gutenberg ebook #280
“I am going to accept the situation, Judge Henderson,” answered John, with a brevity that did not escape the keen old man.
W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkProject Gutenberg ebook #408