Son

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

English

Etymology 1

From son (“male offspring”)

Proper noun

the Son

1. (Christianity) one of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated in Jesus Christ

Related terms

• Son of God
• Son of Man

Coordinate terms

• the Father
• Holy Ghost
• Trinity

Translations

one of the three persons of the Trinity

• Arabic: ٱَلِٱبْنُ‎ m (al-ibn)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 聖子, 圣子 (sing³ zi²), 子 (yue) (zi²)

  Mandarin: 聖子 (zh), 圣子 (zh) (Shèngzǐ), 子 (zh) (Zǐ)

• Malay: Anak

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Son (plural Sons)

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• NOS, NSO, Nos, Nos., ONS, nos, nos., ons

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Zon (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested sunna in 1107. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an old term cognate to zwin (“creek”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Zonnemaire and the hydronyms Zenne and Zeun.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Son

Proper noun

Son n

1. A village in Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Krutjesgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Sonnenaar
• Sons
• Son en Breugel

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Tagalog

Etymology

Romanization of Hokkien 孫／孙 (Sun)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /son/

Proper noun

Son

1. a Filipino-Chinese surname from Min Nan of Hokkien origin.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Son is the 726^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 12,825 individuals.