Sanson

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).

Sanson

1. a surname

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Sanson

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

Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 / 曾孙 (chan-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sanson (cf. 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).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsanson/ [ˈsan̪.son̪]
• Rhymes: -anson
• Syllabification: San‧son

Sanson (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

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