Carson - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. car-son, ca-rs-on ] The girl name Carson is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced KAARSahN or KAARZahN ^KEY.

1: Carson's language of origin is Celtic. It is predominantly used in English, Irish, and Scottish. Derived from the word carr which is of the meaning 'rock, coastal rocks'. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name. See Carson for more info.

2: Carson's language of origin is Old Norse. Derived from the word kjarr-myrr which is of the meaning 'marsh area'. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name.

Carson is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1999, 0.023% of baby girls were named Carson. It was #560 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is of only irregular use now. Out of all girl names in its family, Carson was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Carson include the English Christen, the English Christene, the English Christian, the Irish Kerigan, the English Khristian, the English Krishna, the English Krishnah, the Scandinavian Kristen, the English Kristene, the English Kristian, the English Krystene, the Irish Carrigan, the English Christena, the Spanish Corazon, the Irish Cristiona, the Irish Kerrigan, the English Krisina, the English Krissina, the English Kristena, and the German Kristiane.

A famous person named Carson is Author, Carson McCullers, born Lula Carson Smith 19 February 1917 - 29 September 1967, Columbus, Georgia.

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