Meanings
Origin
- Old Englishgodsunu“godson”
- Middle Englishgodsone
- Englishgodson
From Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- + son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кръще́лник
- кръще́лник (krăštélnik)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Catalan fillol
- fillolMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Chinese Cantonese 契仔
- 契仔 (kai³ zai²)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Chinese Mandarin 義子 /义子, 乾兒子 /干儿子
- 義子 /义子 (yìzǐ)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- 乾兒子 /干儿子 (gān'érzi)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Czech kmotřenec
- kmotřenecMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Danish gudsøn
- gudsønMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Esperanto baptofilo
- baptofiloMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Estonian ristipoeg
- ristipoegMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Finnish kummipoika
- kummipoikaMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
French filleul
- filleulMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
German Patensohn
- PatensohnMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Greek βαφτισιμιός, αναδεκτός
- βαφτισιμιός (vaftisimiós)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- αναδεκτός (anadektós)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- αναδεξιμιός (anadeximiós)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Hungarian keresztfiú
- keresztfiúMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Indonesian putra baptis
- putra baptisMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Irish mac baistí
- mac baistíMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Italian figlioccio
- figlioccioMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Latvian krustdēls
- krustdēlsMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Lithuanian krikštasūnis
- krikštasūnisMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Polish chrześniak
- chrześniakMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Portuguese afilhado
- afilhadoMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Romanian fin
- finMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Russian крёстный сын, кре́стник
- крёстный сын (krjóstnyj syn)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- кре́стник (kréstnik)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Scottish Gaelic daltan
- daltanMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Slovak krstný syn
- krstný synMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Spanish ahijado
- ahijadoMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Swedish gudson
- gudsonMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Tagalog anak na lalaki sa binyag
- anak na lalaki sa binyagMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Ukrainian хреще́ник, хреще́ний син
- хреще́ник (xreščényk)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- хреще́ний син (xreščényj syn)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- похре́сник (poxrésnyk)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
- хрище́ник (xryščényk)Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Welsh mab bedydd
- mab bedyddMale child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Cite this entry
APA
godson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/godson
MLA
“godson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/godson. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “godson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/godson.
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