Home › Words › H › hudsonhudson/ˈhʌd.sən/hudson means an English surname originating as a patronymic.hudson is pronounced /ˈhʌd.sən/.EtymologyFrom Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.nameAn English surname originating as a patronymic.A male given name transferred from the surname.A placename:; A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; named for Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson.A placename:; A city in Quebec, Canada, an off-island suburb of Montreal.A placename:; A township in Ontario, Canada.A placename:; A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A town in Weld County, Colorado; named for its town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co..A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida; named for founder Isaac Hudson.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A village in McLean County, Illinois; named for the river.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A town in Salem Township and Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts statesman Charles Hudson.A placename:; A number of settlements in the United States:; A city in Lenawee County, Michigan; named for landowner Dr. Daniel Hudson.nounAn automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).