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-son
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
English
Alternative forms
- -sson (from -'s son)
Etymology
From Middle English -son, -eson, -esson, -essone, -essonne, from Middle English -es (“'s”) + sone (“son”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-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
- Adamson
- Addison
- Aitchison
- Allinson
- Allison
- Anderson
- Atkinson
- Bateson
- Beeson
- Benson
- Bryson
- Carson
- Casson
- Clarkson
- Collinson
- Cookson
- Coulson
- Cuthbertson
- Davidson
- Davison
- Dawson
- Dennison
- Dickenson
- Dickinson
- Dickson
- Diskerson
- Dobson
- Dodson
- Donaldson
- Dowson
- Dyson
- Eason
- Edmondson
- Ellison
- Elson
- Emerson
- Emmerson
- Erickson
- 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
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Icelandic
Etymology
From sonur, from Nordic patronymic traditions.
Suffix
-son m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -sonar, nominative plural -synir)
- added to a given name (the father's or mother's) to form a patronymic or matronymic last name for the son of the person whose given name is used
Declension
Coordinate terms
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- -eson, -esson, -essone, -essonne
Suffix
-son
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: -son
Etymology 2
Suffix
-son
- alternative form of -isoun
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From son (“son”).
Pronunciation
In patronymics:
Suffix
-son m
- -son, used in patronymics
- Ivarsson ― son of Ivar (patronymic)
Derived terms
Related terms
- -dotter
Swedish
Pronunciation
Suffix
-son
Usage notes
- 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.
- This is the most common ending for surnames, regardless of gender. Some females, might have -dotter on their last name instead of -son. For example, Amelia Andersdotter and Karin Olofsdotter, but both of them are actual patronymics. Nonetheless, this ending is pretty rare.
Derived terms
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Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Suffix
-son
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite
Derived terms
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -son not found
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