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See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- -sson (from -'s son)
Etymology
[edit]From Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form name + son.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-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
[edit]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
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-son
- Alternative form of -isoun
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From son (“son”).
Pronunciation
[edit]In patronymics:
Suffix
[edit]-son m
- -son, used in patronymics
- Ivarsson ― son of Ivar (patronymic)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-son
Usage notes
[edit]- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-son
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite
Derived terms
[edit]Category Welsh terms suffixed with -son not found
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