Sison
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tagalog Sison, ultimately derived from Hokkien 四孫／四孙 (sì-sun).
Proper noun
[edit]Sison (plural Sisons)
- A surname from Hokkien.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sison is the 9033rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3617 individuals. Sison is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.34%) individuals.
Anagrams
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish Sison, from Hokkien 四孫／四孙 (sì-sun).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsison/ [ˈsiː.son̪]
- Rhymes: -ison
- Syllabification: Si‧son
Proper noun
[edit]Sison (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, notably borne by:
- Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), on exile in Norway.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Tagalog
- English terms derived from Tagalog
- English terms derived from Hokkien
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Hokkien
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ison
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ison/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog surnames
- Tagalog surnames from Hokkien