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Tecson

Tecson proper noun: a surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Proper noun

Tecson (plural Tecsons)

  1. A surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Forms of Tecson

pluralTecsons

Origin of Tecson

Filipino surname ultimately from Hokkien 德孫 /德孙 (tek sun), via Spanish Tecson. See also Cantonese 嫡孫 /嫡孙 (dik¹ syun¹), Hokkien 嫡孫 /嫡孙 (tek-sun / tiak-sun), Japanese 嫡孫(てきそん) (tekison) / 嫡孫(ちゃくそん) (chakuson).

Questions about Tecson

What does Tecson mean?
Tecson means a surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
What part of speech is Tecson?
Tecson is a proper noun.

Words near Tecson in the dictionary

  1. tecovirimat
  2. Tecpanec
  3. Tecpanecs
  4. Tecpatán
  5. tecs
  6. Tecson
  7. Tecsons
  8. tect
  9. tecta
  10. tectal
  11. tectals

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