English · Boy name
Hudson
“Hugh's son”
About the name Hudson
Hudson is derived from the English surname meaning ‘son of Hugh’, formed from Hudde, a medieval pet form of Hugh, with the suffix ‘-son’. The name is associated with the Hudson River in New York, which takes its name from Henry Hudson, the English explorer who sailed up it in the early seventeenth century; Hudson Bay in Canada is also named after him. In recent decades Hudson has been adopted as a first name for boys, mainly in the United States, Canada and Australia.
- Meaning
- Hugh's son
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- HUD-son(2 syl.)
Middle names for Hudson
- Hudson Michael
- Hudson James
- Hudson Alexander
- Hudson Thomas
- Hudson Daniel
Questions about Hudson
- What does Hudson mean?
- Hudson is an English name meaning "Hugh's son".
- How do you pronounce Hudson?
- Hudson is pronounced HUD-son, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Hudson?
- Variants of Hudson include Hutson.
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