Sanson

See also: Sansón

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫／曾孙 (chan-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sanson (Compare Cebuano Singson), or from a hypercorrection of Samson, from Spanish Samson, originally from Literary Hokkien 三孫／三孙 (sam-sun), corrected with Mandarin 三 (sān).

Proper noun

Sanson

  1. a surname

Old French

Proper noun

Sanson

  1. a male given name
  2. (biblical) Sampson

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫／曾孙 (chan-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sanson (Compare Tagalog Singson), or from a hypercorrection of Samson, from Spanish Samson, originally from Literary Hokkien 三孫／三孙 (sam-sun), corrected with Mandarin 三 (sān).

Proper noun

Sanson

  1. a surname from Min Nan common on Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

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