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-son

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English

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Etymology

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    From Middle English -son, Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form (name) + son.

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    -son

    1. Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
    2. (Hong Kong) Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name.

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    Icelandic

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    Etymology

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    From sonur, from Nordic patronymic traditions.

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    -son m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -sonar, nominative plural -synir)

    1. 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

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    Middle English

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    Etymology 1

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      From sone, Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form (name) + son.

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      -son

      1. -son
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      Descendants
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      • English: -son

      Etymology 2

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      -son

      1. Alternative form of -isoun

      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Etymology

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      From son (son).

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      In patronymics:

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      -son m

      1. -son, used in patronymics
        Ivarssonson of Ivar (patronymic)

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      Swedish

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): (in words with two syllables) /sɔn/, (in words with three or more syllables) /ˌsɔn/

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      -son

      1. -son

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      • 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.

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      Welsh

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      -son

      1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
      2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite

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      Category Welsh terms suffixed with -son not found