Son

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

English

Etymology 1

From son (“male offspring”).

Proper noun

the Son

(Christianity) one of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated in 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

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

Proper noun

Son (plural Sons)

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

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

Etymology

Romanization of Hokkien 孫／孙 (Sun)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈson/, [ˈson]

Proper noun

Son

a Filipino-Chinese surname from Min Nan of Hokkien origin

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.