-son

• -sson (from -'s son)

From Nordic/North Germanic patronyms of the form name + son.

• IPA^(key): /sən/

-son

1. Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
2. (Hong Kong) Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a given name.

• Coxon
• Dixon
• Moxon
• Nixon

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

-son

1. Alternative form of -isoun

From son (“son”).

• IPA^(key): /son/

In patronymics:

• IPA^(key): /so/, /sa/
• (Selbu) IPA^(key): /sã/

-son m

1. -son, used in patronymics

   Ivarsson ― son of Ivar (patronymic)

• -dotter

• IPA^(key): (in words with two syllables) /sɔn/, (in words with three or more syllables) /ˌsɔn/

-son

1. -son

• Almost always preceded by the genitive singular form of a given name, for example Johans + -son = Johan's son, son of Johan.
• Many Swedish emigrants to the United States dropped one of the Ss, turning for example "Andersson" into "Anderson." In Sweden, "Andersson" is about 200 times more common than "Anderson" as of 2024.

• nos, ons, sno

• -on

• IPA^(key): /sɔn/

-son

1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite