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Vinony

Carson

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. place name
  3. given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.sən/ / /ˈkɑɹ.sən/

name

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

  1. A Scottish surname, possibly a form of Curzon.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A locale in the United States.
  5. A locale in the United States.
  6. A locale in the United States.
  7. A locale in the United States.
  8. A locale in the United States.
  9. A locale in the United States.
  10. A locale in the United States.
  11. A locale in the United States.
  12. A locale in the United States.
  13. A locale in the United States.
  14. A locale in the United States.
  15. A desert in the Lahontan Basin of Nevada.
  16. A mountain range in eastern California and western Nevada, a spur of the Sierra Nevada.
  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.
  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.