Hudson
Hudson is a boy name of English origin, meaning Son of Hugh; of the river.
What Hudson means
Son of Hugh; of the river.
Hudson sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Hudson comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Hudson is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Hudson?
Hudson sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Hudson
We group Hudson under water and the sea. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Water
Names like Hudson
These share Hudson's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
- Beckett — Dweller by the brook.
- Beckham — Homestead by the stream.
- Lincoln — Town by the pool.
- Mortimer — Still water; dead sea.
- Reed — Red-haired; the riverside reed.
- Wade — At the river crossing.
- Wells — From the springs.
- Brooke — A small stream.
- Cove — A sheltered bay.
- Lake — A still body of water.
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
More English names
- Hope — Optimism; trust in the future.
- Ivory — Pure, creamy white.
- Holt — Of the woodland.
- Ivy — Ivy plant — faithfulness, growth.
- Holly — The holly tree; holiness.
- Jack — God is gracious.
- Holden — From the deep valley.
- Jackson — Son of Jack; God is gracious.
- Heather — The flowering heath shrub.
- Jayceon — Healer; the Lord is salvation.