Definition of "Hudson"

(countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A placename

1. A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; named for Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson.  examples

2. A city in Quebec, Canada, an off-island suburb of Montreal.  examples

3. A township in Ontario, Canada.  examples

4. 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.  examples

5. A town in New Hampshire, United States.  examples

6. A city in Summit County, Ohio; named for businessman and founder David Hudson.  examples

7. A town in Massachusetts, United States; named for Massachusetts statesman Charles Hudson.  examples

8. A city, the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States; named for the river.  examples

9. A census-designated place in Florida; named for founder Isaac Hudson.  examples

10. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States; named for the river.  examples

11. A city in Texas, United States.  examples

12. A town in Colorado, United States; named for its town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co..  examples

13. A town in North Carolina, United States; named for early settlers Monroe and Johnny Hudson.  examples

14. A city in Michigan, United States; named for landowner Dr. Daniel Hudson.  examples

15. A city in Iowa, United States.  examples

16. A village in Illinois, United States; named for the river.  examples

17. A town in Maine, United States; named for the town in Massachusetts.  examples

18. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States.  examples

19. A town in Indiana, United States.  examples

20. A town in Wyoming, United States; named for landowner John T. Hudson.  examples

21. A town in South Dakota, United States; named for the city in Iowa.  examples

22. A city in Kansas, United States.  examples

23. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States; named for Henry Hudson.  examples

Hudson Motor Car Company, a defunct American automobile company.  examples

An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.  examples

(rail transport, US, Canada) A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.  quotations  examples