Anson

English

Etymology

From Ann +‎ -son (the former word is a diminutive).

Proper noun

Anson

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. The Avro Anson
  4. A city, the county seat of Jones County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • Anzon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Anson, from Hokkien 俺孫／俺孙 (án-sun, “grandson”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔanson/ [ˈʔan.son]
  • Rhymes: -anson
  • Syllabification: An‧son

Proper noun

Anson (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
  2. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

See also

References
  1. Embree, Bernard L.M. (1973) “án-sun”, in A Dictionary of Southern Min (overall work in Hokkien, English, and Mandarin), Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute, page 3.
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