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Carson

//ˈkɑː.sən// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish surname, possibly a form of Curzon.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A female given name transferred from the surname. rare
  4. 4
    A locale in the United States.; A city in Los Angeles County, California.
  5. 5
    A locale in the United States.; A city in Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Washington; named for nearby Carson Creek.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States.; A town in Wisconsin; named for early settler Samuel Carson.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Grant County, North Dakota; named for the two founders, a blend of their surnames: Carter and Pederson.
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in New Mexico; named for American frontiersman Kit Carson.
  7. 12
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for early settler Tom Corson.
  8. 13
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Virginia.
  9. 14
    A locale in the United States.; A ghost town in Missouri; named for local businessman Jack Carson.
  10. 15
    A desert in the Lahontan Basin of Nevada.
  11. 16
    A mountain range in eastern California and western Nevada, a spur of the Sierra Nevada.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.

Etymology

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

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