Quezon

English

Alternative forms

• Quezón

Etymology

The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The placenames in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.zon/, /kɛˈzon/

  • Audio (Philippines):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.zon/

Proper noun

Quezon (uncountable)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
2. (Philippines) Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas. Capital and largest city: Lucena.
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Quezon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   2. A municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines
   3. A municipality of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines
   5. A municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines
   6. A municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines

Derived terms

• Marilaque Highway
• QC
• Quezon City
• Quezon Hill
• Quezonian
• Quezonin

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Bulgarian: Кесон m (Keson)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奎松 (zh) (Kuísōng)

• Japanese: ケソン
• Macedonian: Кесон m (Keson)
• Marathi: केसोन (keson)
• Russian: Кезон (Kezon)
• Spanish: Quezon
• Tagalog: Quezon (tl)
• Ukrainian: Кезон (Kezon)

Cebuano

Etymology

The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, Quiazon, etc.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Que‧zon
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈki.s̪on̪]

Proper noun

Quezon

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
2. Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena.
4. any of several places in the Philippines:
   1. a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena
   2. a municipality of Quezon, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   3. a municipality of Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines
   4. a municipality of Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Quezón

Etymology

The surname is from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (ke-sun). The placenames in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeθon/ [ˈke.θõn], /keˈθon/ [keˈθõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈke.sõn], /keˈson/ [keˈsõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθon, -on (Spain)
• Rhymes: -eson, -on (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Que‧zon

Proper noun

Quezon m or f by sense

1. a surname from Hokkien, originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
2. (Philippines) Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena.
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. a municipality of Quezon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   2. a municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines
   3. a municipality of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
   4. a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines
   5. a municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines
   6. a municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines

Derived terms

• Ciudad Quezon
• Provincia de Quezon

Tagalog

Etymology

The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, Quiazon, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈkɛː.son̪], /keˈson/ [kɛˈson̪]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eson, -on
• Syllabification: Que‧zon

Proper noun

Quezon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Quezon (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; former name:Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena)
2. Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. a municipality of Quezon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   2. a municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines
   3. a municipality of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
   4. a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines
   5. a municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines
   6. a municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines

Derived terms

• Lungsod Quezon
• Quezonin

Related terms

• Quison
• Quizon

See also

• Que
• Quiason / Quiazon

Further reading

• “Quezon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Quezon on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl