Gender: Male
Pronunciation: K OW L S AH N W AY T HH EH D
Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead is an American novelist. He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only four writers ever to win the prize twice. He has also published two books of nonfiction. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
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On the name Colson Whitehead, Colson means Victory of the People, Son of Nicholas, Triumphant People, People's Victory.
The name Colson Whitehead is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Colson is commonly found in United States of America, France, Belgium, and 22 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: K OW L S AH N W AY T HH EH D
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
OW: Pronounce as in "go" (G OW)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
W: Pronounce as in "we" (W IY)
AY: Pronounce as in "say" (S EY)
T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)
HH: Pronounce as in "he" (HH IY)
EH: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
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At NamesLook, the name Colson is recorded 153 times globally, ranking it as the 139,893th most common name worldwide.
Colson is most prevalent in United States of America, with 68 occurrences, making it the 22,570th most popular name in the country.
In United States of America, the name Colson is found among 1 in every 26605 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #22,570 | 1 : 26,605 |
| France | #32,234 | 1 : 62,094 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Colson from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead is an American novelist. He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only four writers ever to win the prize twice. He has also published two books of nonfiction. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
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