cardonEtymologyBorrowed from Spanish cardón, from from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, alternative form of carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon and chard.cardon means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.nameA surname.nounAny of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.