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Carson
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A Scottish surname, also used as a given name; also several places in the US including Carson City, Nevada, named for frontiersman Kit Carson.
"Kit Carson was a famous American frontiersman."
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Etymology
Possibly from Gaelic "Carr" or "Carra," meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son."