Hyphenation of nelson

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word nelson? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

nel-son

Definitions of nelson:

1.	English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
2.	Any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck

Synonyms of nelson:

noun	Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson, admiral, full admiral

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.