Son

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

English

Etymology 1

From son (“male offspring”).

Proper noun

the Son

  1. (Christianity) one of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ
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Etymology 2

As a surname, from:

Proper noun

Son (plural Sons)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Zon (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested sunna in 1107. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an old term cognate to zwin (“creek”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Zonnemaire and the hydronyms Zenne and Zeun.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Son n

  1. A village in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Krutjesgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Romanization of Hokkien 孫／孙 (Sun)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Son (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Son is the 726th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 12,825 individuals.
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