Sayson

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Cebuano

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Proper noun

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Sayson

  1. a surname

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Hokkien, possibly either 司孫司孙 (sai-sun, grandson of a monk or priest, such as the father having been originally adopted)[1] or 世孫世孙 (sè-sun, great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)), via Spanish Sayson.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sayson or Saysón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “司孫”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC

Further reading

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  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “sai-kiáⁿ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 407; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 407