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Carlson

Carlson proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.

Proper noun

Carlson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.
    • Tucker Carlson (also a jacket and tie guy) picked up on the hoo-ha on his Fox News show, calling the hoodie-jacket combination a “cry for help” and inviting Roger Stone, the disgraced former political operative and author of his own “Best and Worst dressed List,” to comment.2023 February 20, Vanessa Friedman, “Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2023

Forms of Carlson

alternative formCarlsen

Origin of Carlson

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Carlsen, equivalent to Carl + -son.

Words formed from Carlson

Phrases with Carlson

Questions about Carlson

What does Carlson mean?
Carlson means a surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.
What part of speech is Carlson?
Carlson is a proper noun.

Words near Carlson in the dictionary

  1. Carlsbad
  2. Carlsberg
  3. carlsbergite
  4. Carlsen
  5. Carlsens
  6. Carlson
  7. Carlson symmetric form
  8. Carlson symmetric forms
  9. Carlsruhe
  10. Carlsson
  11. Carlssons

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