Son

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From son (“male offspring”).

Proper noun edit

the Son

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

Coordinate terms edit

Related terms edit

Translations edit

one of the three persons of the Trinity

Afrikaans: Seun
Arabic: ٱَلِٱبْنُ m (al-ibn)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 聖子／圣子 (sing³ zi²), 子 (yue) (zi²)

Mandarin: 聖子／圣子 (zh) (Shèngzǐ), 子 (zh) (Zǐ)
Iban: Anak
Malay: Anak, Putera
Welsh: y Mab

Etymology 2 edit

As a surname, from:

Korean 손 (son)
Khmer ស៊ន (sɔɔn) or Khmer សឺន (səɨn)

Proper noun edit

Son (plural Sons)

A surname.

Anagrams edit

NOS, NSO, Nos, Nos., ONS, nos, nos., ons

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Zon (dialect form)

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /sɔn/
Hyphenation: Son
Rhymes: -ɔn

Proper noun edit

Son n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Soon
Sun

Etymology edit

Romanization of Hokkien 孫／孙 (Sun)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈson/, [ˈson]

Proper noun edit

Son (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

a surname from Hokkien

Statistics edit

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