-son
/sən/
-son suffix: added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
Suffix
-son
- Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
- Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name.
Forms of -son
| alternative form | -sson |
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Origin of -son
From Middle English -son, -eson, -esson, -essone, -essonne, from Middle English -es (“'s”) + sone (“son”).
Words formed from -son
- Adamson
- Addison
- Aitchison
- Allinson
- Allison
- Anderson
- Atkinson
- Bateson
- Beeson
- Benson
- Bryson
- Carson
- Casson
- Clarkson
- Collinson
- Cookson
- Coulson
- Cuthbertson
- Davidson
- Davison
- Dawson
- Dennison
- Dickenson
- Dickinson
- Dickson
- Diskerson
- Dobson
- Dodson
- Donaldson
- Dowson
- Dyson
- Eason
- Edmondson
- Ellison
- Elson
- Emerson
- Emmerson
- Erickson
- Ferguson
- Gibson
- Gilson
- Gleeson
- Goodson
- Grayson
- Gregson
- Hampson
- Hanson
- Harrison
- Henderson
- Henson
- Hewitson
- Hewson
- Hickson
- Higginson
- Higson
- Hobson
- Hodgkinson
- Hodgson
- Hodkinson
- Hodson
Questions about -son
- What does -son mean?
- -son means added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
- What part of speech is -son?
- -son is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -son?
- -son is pronounced /sən/.
Words near -son in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: -son (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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