Meanings
alternative Carsen · alternative Karson
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- rareA female given name transferred from the surname.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Los Angeles County, California.
- A census-designated place in Washington; named for nearby Carson Creek.
- A city, the county seat of Grant County, North Dakota; named for the two founders, a blend of their surnames: Carter and Pederson.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in New Mexico; named for American frontiersman Kit Carson.
- An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for early settler Tom Corson.
- An unincorporated community in Virginia.
- A ghost town in Missouri; named for local businessman Jack Carson.
- A mountain range in eastern California and western Nevada, a spur of the Sierra Nevada.
- 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.
Origin
Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr.".
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Cite this entry
Carson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carson
“Carson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carson.
Source: Carson on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.