Names like Hudson
Hudson is a two-syllable English name that ends in -on. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Hudson.
Jackson English · "son of Jack," a surname built on the medieval everyman form of John; presidential, bluesy, and frontier-flavored, it led the 2000s surname wave for boys and spun off spellings from Jaxon to Jaxson. Jack comes free
Landon English · "long hill," a place name turned surname turned first name; it rode the 2000s wave of two-syllable boys' names ending in -n and outlasted many of them. Newer than it sounds, easygoing as they come
Colton English · "coal town," or "Cola's town," an Old English place name and surname; it joined the 2000s wave of -n boys' names with a western, denim-jacket ease that kept it around after the wave receded. Colt is the built-in short form
Easton English · "east settlement," an Old English place name; part of the 2000s compass-point wave of surname names, all open vowels and a soft -n landing. Preppy on paper, easygoing out loud
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Hudson comes from.
Hampton English · English place name and surname meaning 'home settlement'
Kingston English · place name, "king's settlement"
Devon English · from Devon, an English county, root possibly Celtic
Trenton English · place name meaning 'Trent's town', after the founder of Trenton, NJ
The same feel
Also place and surname style names.
Keaton English · English place name, possibly 'hawk enclosure' or 'shed town'
Weston English · western town
Dayton English · English place name/surname, roughly meaning 'Day's town' or 'bright town'
Layton English · English place name/surname; Old English for 'town with a leek garden'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Hudson, on a similar curve.
Kashton English · modern blend name combining 'Kash' with the '-ton' element seen in names like Ashton
Grayson English · son of the steward
Brixton English · London district name, thought to be from Brixistane, "the stone of Brixi", a Saxon lord
Colson English · surname meaning 'son of Cole'
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