Quezon

English

Etymology

Named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫／鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɪzon/

Proper noun

Quezon (uncountable)

1. A province of the Philippines; Former name: Tayabas. Capital and largest city: Lucena.

Derived terms

• QC
• Quezon City
• Quezonian
• Quezonin

 

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奎松 (Kuísōng)

• Japanese: ケソン
• Macedonian: Кесон m (Keson)
• Russian: Кезон (Kezon)
• Spanish: Quezon
• Tagalog: Quezon (tl)
• Ukrainian: Кезон (Kezon)

Cebuano

Etymology

Named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫／鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

Proper noun

Quezon

1. any of several places in the Philippines:
   1. the province of Quezon
   2. a municipality in the province of the same name
   3. A municipality of Isabela
   4. A municipality of Bukidnon

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Quezon.

Tagalog

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫／鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The places in the Philippines are named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, Quiazon, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/, [ˈkɛ.son]
• Rhymes: -eson
• Syllabification: Que‧zon

Proper noun

Quezon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Quezon (a province of the Philippines; former name: Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena)
2. Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Quezon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   2. A municipality of Isabela, Philippines
   3. A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines
   5. A municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
   6. A municipality of Palawan, Philippines

Derived terms

• Lungsod Quezon
• Quezonin

 

Related terms

• Quison
• Quizon

 

See also

• Que
• Quiason/Quiazon

Further reading

• “Quezon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Quezon on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl