English

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Etymology 1

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From son (male offspring).

Proper noun

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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

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As a surname, from:

Proper noun

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Son (plural Sons)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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  • Zon (dialect form)

Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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Son n

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

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References

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

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Romanization of Hokkien (Sun)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Son (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

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