"Anse" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Anses [plural]
Etymology: Diminution (of personal names). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Anse (countable and uncountable, plural Anses)
  1. A male given name, diminutive of various names.
    Clipping of Ansel.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Ansel
    Sense id: en-Anse-en-name-DEkbnFJD Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  2. A male given name, diminutive of various names.
    Diminutive of Anderson.
    Tags: countable, diminutive, form-of, uncountable Form of: Anderson
    Sense id: en-Anse-en-name-vmH5ZLIS Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  3. A place name:
    A variant of Ans, Belgium, in the Walloon language.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Anse-en-name--G~dbtCm
  4. A place name:
    A commune in Rhône department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Places in France, Places in Rhône, France
    Sense id: en-Anse-en-name-9xo5SOAj Categories (other): Communes of Rhône, France
  5. A place name:
    An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi, USA
    Sense id: en-Anse-en-name--ValS46O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 28 28 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 26 26 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 27 27 41
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          "Walloon",
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}

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