-son
See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
English
Alternative forms
- -sson (from -'s son)
Etymology
From Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form name + son.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sən/
Suffix
-son
- Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
Derived terms
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
- Coxon
- Dixon
- Moxon
- Nixon
Anagrams
- NOS, NSO, Nos, Nos., ONS, nos, nos., ons
Middle English
Suffix
-son
- Alternative form of -isoun
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From son (“son”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /son/
In patronymics:
- IPA(key): /so/, /sa/
- (Selbu) IPA(key): /sã/
Suffix
-son m
- -son, used in patronymics
- Ivarsson ― son of Ivar (patronymic)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -son
Related terms
- -dotter
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (in words with two syllables) /sɔn/, (in words with three or more syllables) /ˌsɔn/
Suffix
-son
- -son
Usage notes
- Preceded by the genitive singular form of a given name, for example Johans + -son = son of Johan.
Derived terms
Swedish terms suffixed with -son
Anagrams
- nos, ons, sno
Welsh
Alternative forms
- -on
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔn/
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