noun

• (countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
• (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
• A placename
• A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; named for Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson.
• A city in Quebec, Canada, an off-island suburb of Montreal.
• A township in Ontario, Canada.
• A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson.
• A town in New Hampshire, United States.
• A city in Summit County, Ohio; named for businessman and founder David Hudson.
• A town in Massachusetts, United States; named for Massachusetts statesman Charles Hudson.
• A city, the county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States; named for the river.
• A census-designated place in Florida; named for founder Isaac Hudson.
• A city, the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States; named for the river.
• A city in Texas, United States.
• A town in Colorado, United States; named for its town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co..
• A town in North Carolina, United States; named for early settlers Monroe and Johnny Hudson.
• A city in Michigan, United States; named for landowner Dr. Daniel Hudson.
• A city in Iowa, United States.
• A village in Illinois, United States; named for the river.
• A town in Maine, United States; named for the town in Massachusetts.
• A census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States.
• A town in Indiana, United States.
• A town in Wyoming, United States; named for landowner John T. Hudson.
• A town in South Dakota, United States; named for the city in Iowa.
• A city in Kansas, United States.
• An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States; named for Henry Hudson.
• Hudson Motor Car Company, a defunct American automobile company.
• An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
• (rail transport, US, Canada) A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.