Hudson: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Hudson | Boys
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- Comments and insights on the name Hudson: | Edit
I named my son Hudson..Everyone absolutely loves his name. I always get a positive comment whenever anyone asks his name. His personality is extremely outgoing, energetic, a natural athlete, wild imagination, funny funny funny, loves to learn though in a creative way rather than conventional (such as flash cards). He's happy and he is always thinking to the point you can see it on his face. As far as negative traits go, his energy is exhausting and keeping him busy and focused is a must or he WILL find something destructive to do instead. He is slow to warm up to new activities. Sounds funny but he will not sled down a 3foot high hill, yet he will climb everything in the house and jump off it,. (the top of the couch is his favorite) He is a home body, it's a struggle everytime we need to go somewhere but then once we are out, he is talking to everyone he meets. He is loving but not much of a snuggler and he does NOT like kisses..lol. I fear traditional public schooling will not be a good fit. He just turned 5 and i worry once 2nd or 3rd grade hit and the teacher expects students to sit at their desk and do their papers he won't have the interest or patience to do it. When he gets angry he tends to get really angry so i have had some major issues with that but now that he is older he is much better. I have had 4 kids and this one is by far the most humorous, unique, outgoing. creative, and the most challenging though it is certainly worth the effort:)
- Personal experiences with the name Hudson: | Edit
I always loved the name Hudson! And it happens to be the name of my fourteen-year-old stepson. His middle name is David, and as a nickname we will call him Sonny. His sisters' names are Emeline, Adella, and Lillian. His brother's name is Jack.
- Nicknames for Hudson: | Edit
Hud
Huddy
Huddy Buddy
Hudsie
Hud Stud
Huddle
Huddle Bug
Huds
Hudder Butter
Hud Man
Huck
Sonny- Meanings and history of the name Hudson: | Edit
French-Norman roots of the name Hugh meaning soul.
- Famous real-life people named Hudson: | Edit
Henry Hudson, explorer
Hudson Taylor, missionary to China- Hudson in song, story & screen: | Edit
Paul Newman in Hud
Hudson Hawk
The Hudson Hornet
Driving Miss Daisy (1st car on the show is a Hudson!!)
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Global Popularity of the Name Hudson
- #52 in Canada (Alberta)
- #98 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #100 in Australia (Victoria)
- #176 in United States

Hudson has an old-fashioned heft that keeps it from disappering in the current flood of perky surnames. It conjures up the long curves of old Hudson automobiles and the steady flow of the Hudson River. Gruff and reliable.
From The Baby Name Wizard by Laura Wattenberg. Buy the book