"-son" meaning in English

See -son in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /sən/
Etymology: From Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form name + son. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic Head templates: {{head|en|suffixes}} -son
  1. Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--son-en-suffix-S3fKFqJs Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 11 18 17 21 22 9 3
  2. (Hong Kong) Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name. Tags: Hong-Kong, morpheme
    Sense id: en--son-en-suffix-VP7ZhLwG Categories (other): Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 11 18 17 21 22 9 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -sson (english: from -'s son) Related terms: Coxon, Dixon, Moxon, Nixon

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmq",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "North Germanic",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form name + son.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-son",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Coxon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dixon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moxon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nixon"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname#English"
        ],
        [
          "patronymic",
          "patronymic#English"
        ],
        [
          "matronymic",
          "matronymic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hong Kong English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name#English"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hong Kong) Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "from -'s son",
      "word": "-sson"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-son"
}

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