Son

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

English

Etymology 1

From son (“male offspring”).

Proper noun

the Son

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

Coordinate terms

• the Father
• Holy Ghost
• Trinity

Related terms

• Son of God
• Son of Man

Translations

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

As a surname, from:

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

Proper noun

Son (plural Sons)

1. A surname.

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Zon (dialect form)

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Son n

1. A village in Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Krutjesgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Sonnenaar
• Sons
• Son en Breugel

References

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Soon
• Sun

Etymology

Romanization of Hokkien 孫／孙 (Sun)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈson/ [ˈson]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Son

Proper noun

Son (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

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