Sapon

See also: sapon, sapon-, and Sapoń

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sapon (plural Sapons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sapon is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Sapon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.69%) and White (11.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sapon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish Japón (“Japan”). In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugal, sugarol, saro, and tasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈpon/, [sɐˈpon]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧pon

Proper noun

Sapón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. Japan (a country in East Asia)

   Synonym: Hapon

Noun

Sapón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. Japanese

   Synonym: Hapon

Adjective

Sapón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. Japanese

   Synonym: Hapon