Singson

Sing·son
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/ˈsiŋson/

proper noun

A surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

OriginCebuano, Ilocano, and Tagalog Singson ← Hokkien 曾孫 /曾孙 ← Spanish Singson →
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Meanings

proper nounSingson (plural Singsons)

plural Singsons

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

Origin

  1. SpanishSingson
  2. Hokkien曾孫 /曾孙“great-grandson (in a male lineage)”
  3. Cebuano, Ilocano, and TagalogSingson
  4. EnglishSingson

Borrowed from Cebuano, Ilocano, and Tagalog Singson, possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 /曾孙 (cheng-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Singson.

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Anagrams

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APA

Singson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singson

MLA

“Singson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Singson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Singson.

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