Cuizon
Cebuano
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Cuison
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Cuizon. Compare Hokkien 季 (kùi) & 孫/孙 (sun). See also Hokkien 仲孫/仲孙 (Tiōng-sun), Tagalog Tiongson, Tagalog Pecson, Tagalog Siocson, Hokkien 伯仲叔季 (“order of seniority among brothers from eldest to youngest”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈizon/ [ˈkwi.zon]
- IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /kuˈison/ [ˈkwi.son]
- Rhymes: -izon, (more native-sounding) -ison
- Syllabification: Cu‧i‧zon
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cuizon is the 1,497th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,153 individuals.
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