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Hudson
HUHD-suhn
Hudson (name) means an English surname that originated as a patronymic.
name
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An English surname that originated as a patronymic.
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A male first name that came from a family name.
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A placename: A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; named for Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson.
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A placename: A city in Quebec, Canada, an off-island suburb of Montreal.
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The name of a township in Ontario, Canada.
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A placename: A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a town within Weld County, Colorado, named after its town company, known as Hudson City Land and Improvement Co.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a census-designated place within Pasco County, Florida, named after founder Isaac Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a village within McLean County, Illinois, named after the river.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a town within Salem Township and Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a city within Black Hawk County, Iowa.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a minor city within Stafford County, Kansas.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a town within Penobscot County, Maine, named after the town in Massachusetts.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a town, and the census-designated place within it, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named after Massachusetts statesman Charles Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a city within Lenawee County, Michigan, named after landowner Dr. Daniel Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including an unincorporated community within Bates County, Missouri, named after Henry Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a town, and the census-designated place within it, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a city in Columbia County, New York, serving as its county seat, named after the river.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A town in Caldwell County, North Carolina; named for early settlers Monroe and Johnny Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a city within Summit County, Ohio, named after businessman and founder David Hudson.
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The name of several settlements in the United States, including a census-designated place within Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, South Dakota; named for the city in Iowa.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A city in Angelina County, Texas.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A city, the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin; named for the river.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, that surrounds the city.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A town in Fremont County, Wyoming; named for landowner John T. Hudson.
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A placename: A number of settlements in the United States: A number of townships, including in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota and Missouri, listed under Hudson Township.
noun
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A make of car built by the Hudson Motor Company.
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A type of steam locomotive with a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.
"The water-level route, the whistle and the loud staccato exhaust of this great engine recalled most vividly memories of the New York Central Hudsons highballing along the Hudson River between Harmon and Albany!"
— P. Ransome-Wallis, Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two (1960)
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Word forms
- Plural
- Hudsons
Etymology
Formed from Hudd plus -son. It is a doublet of Hutson.
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Rhymes for Hudson
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What does “Hudson” mean?
The word “Hudson” means an English surname originating as a patronymic.
How do you pronounce “Hudson”?
“Hudson” is pronounced HUHD-suhn (/ˈhʌd.sən/ in IPA).
What part of speech is “Hudson”?
Depending on how it is used, “Hudson” can be a name and a noun.
Is “Hudson” a common word?
“Hudson” is a fairly common word in modern English.
How many meanings does “Hudson” have?
“Hudson” has 29 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: an English surname originating as a patronymic.
Is Hudson a first name or a surname?
Hudson is originally an English surname, but it is also used as a masculine given name transferred from the surname. Surname-to-first-name transfers like this are common in English, so both uses are standard.
What type of surname is Hudson?
Hudson is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed from the name of a bearer's father. Its "-son" ending is the classic English patronymic marker, the same one seen in surnames such as Johnson and Wilson.
Where is Hudson a place name?
Hudson is the name of several places, including a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, named for the Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson, and a city in Quebec, Canada, that serves as an off-island suburb of Montreal.
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