-son
See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- -sson (from -'s son)
Etymology edit
From Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form name + son.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-son
- Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
- (Hong Kong) Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- Adamson
- Addison
- Aitchison
- Allinson
- Allison
- Anderson
- Atkinson
- Bateson
- Beeson
- Benson
- Bryson
- Carson
- Casson
- Clarkson
- Collinson
- Cookson
- Coulson
- Cuthbertson
- Davidson
- Davison
- Dawson
- Dennison
- Dickenson
- Diskerson
- Dickinson
- Dickson
- Dobson
- Dodson
- Donaldson
- Dowson
- Dyson
- Eason
- Edmondson
- Ellison
- Erickson
- Elson
- Emerson
- Emmerson
- Ferguson
- Gibson
- Gilson
- Gleeson
- Goodson
- Grayson
- Gregson
- Hampson
- Hanson
- Harrison
- Henderson
- Henson
- Hewitson
- Hewson
- Hickson
- Higginson
- Higson
- Hobson
- Hodgkinson
- Hodgson
- Hodkinson
- Hodson
- Hopkinson
- Howson
- Hudson
- Hutchinson
- Hutchison
- Hutson
- Ibbotson
- Jackson
- Jameson
- Jamieson
- Jefferson
- Jenkinson
- Jepson
- Jobson
- Johnson
- Kitson
- Lawrenson
- Lawson
- Leeson
- Maddison
- Mallinson
- Manson
- Marson
- Mason
- Masterson
- Mathieson
- Mawson
- Morrison
- Musson
- Neilson
- Nelson
- Newson
- Nicholson
- Parkinson
- Paterson
- Patterson
- Pattinson
- Pattison
- Pearson
- Peterson
- Phillipson
- Ranson
- Rawlinson
- Rawson
- Richardson
- Ritson
- Robertson
- Robinson
- Robson
- Rogerson
- Rollinson
- Rowson
- Sampson
- Sanderson
- Simpson
- Smithson
- Stephenson
- Stevenson
- Stimpson
- Thomason
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Tomkinson
- Tomlinson
- Tyson
- Watkinson
- Watson
- Widdowson
- Wilkinson
- Williamson
- Willson
- Wilson
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Suffix edit
-son
- Alternative form of -isoun
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From son (“son”).
Pronunciation edit
In patronymics:
Suffix edit
-son m
- -son, used in patronymics
- Ivarsson ― son of Ivar (patronymic)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-son
Usage notes edit
- Almost always preceded by the genitive singular form of a given name, for example Johans + -son = Johan's son, son of Johan.
- Many Swedish emigrants to the United States dropped one of the Ss, turning for example "Andersson" into "Anderson." In Sweden, "Andersson" is about 200 times more common than "Anderson" as of 2024.
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-son
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite
Derived terms edit
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -son not found