Carson

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Carson

  • /ˈkɑː.sən/ UK
  • /ˈkɑɹ.sən/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)sən

Where it comes from

Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr.".

proper noun Carsen · Karson

  1. A Scottish surname, possibly a form of Curzon.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. rare A female given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
  5. A city in Iowa.
  6. A census-designated place in Washington; named for nearby Carson Creek.
  7. A town in Wisconsin; named for early settler Samuel Carson.
  8. A city, the county seat of Grant County, North Dakota; named for the two founders, a blend of their surnames: Carter and Pederson.
  9. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  10. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
  11. An unincorporated community in New Mexico; named for American frontiersman Kit Carson.
  12. An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for early settler Tom Corson.
  13. An unincorporated community in Virginia.
  14. A ghost town in Missouri; named for local businessman Jack Carson.
  15. A desert in the Lahontan Basin of Nevada.
  16. A mountain range in eastern California and western Nevada, a spur of the Sierra Nevada.
  17. A river in northwestern Nevada; flowing from the confluence of the West Fork Carson and East Fork Carson near Minden into the Carson Sink; named for Kit Carson.
  18. A river in northern Western Australia; flowing from the Foster Range at the Drysdale River National Park into the King Edward River near Kalumburu; named for Victoria Squatting Company director David Carson.

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Closest in meaning: carlson, fred, cassin, kit, cyclone, truckee, xuan, host, interviewer, entertainer, comedian, broadcaster, presenter, wit, personality, raconteur

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Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{carson_2026,
  title = {Carson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}