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Carson
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carson
English
Alternative forms
surname and given name en Karson
Etymology
Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr.".
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑː.sən/ RP
en /ˈkɑɹ.sən/ GA
en ɑː(ɹ)sən 2
Proper noun
en Scottish, possibly a form of Curzon.
en male surnames.
en rare en female surnames.
en locale c/US.
en city co/Los Angeles County s/California.
en city s/Iowa.
en CDP s/Washington ; named for nearby Carson Creek.
en town s/Wisconsin ; named for early settler Samuel Carson.
en city/county seat co/Grant County s/North Dakota ; named for the two founders, a blend of their surnames: Carter and Pederson.
en unincorporated community s/Kentucky.
en unincorporated community s/Mississippi.
en unincorporated community s/New Mexico ; named for American frontiersman Kit Carson.
en unincorporated community s/Oregon ; named for early settler Tom Corson.
en unincorporated community s/Virginia.
en ghost town s/Missouri ; named for local businessman Jack Carson.en eponyms
en desert in the Lahontan Basin of s/Nevada.
en range in eastern s/California and western s/Nevada a spur of the Sierra Nevada.
en river in northwestern s/Nevada ; flowing from the confluence of the West Fork Carson and East Fork Carson near Minden into the Carson Sink; named for Kit Carson.
en river in northern s/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.
Alternative forms
en Carsen surname
Derived terms
en Carsonian Carsonism Carsonist
See also
en Carson City
en Carson County
en Carson Sink
en Kit Carson County
Anagrams
en acnors Rascon acorns acrons carons corans narcos racons
en unisex given names
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Carson + 1
Pronunciation
ceb Car son
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb English