Cuizon

Cebuano

Proper noun

Cuizon

1. a surname

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Cuison

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Cuizon. Compare Hokkien 季 (kùi) & 孫／孙 (sun). See also Hokkien 仲孫／仲孙 (Tiōng-sun), Tagalog Tiongson, Tagalog Pecson, Tagalog Siocson, Hokkien 伯仲叔季 (“order of seniority among brothers from eldest to youngest”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈizon/ [ˈkwi.zon]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /kuˈison/ [ˈkwi.son]
• Rhymes: -izon, (more native-sounding) -ison
• Syllabification: Cu‧i‧zon

Proper noun

Cuizon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cuizon is the 1,497^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,153 individuals.

See also

• Pecson
• Tiongson
• Siocson
• Cuison
• Bengzon/Bingson