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Names That Mean Son

Names that mean son are among the most common, especially when it comes to last names used as first names.

The most obvious names that mean son literally have son as their last syllable: Anderson and Harrison.. The prefixes Mc or Mac, O', and Fitz, as in McCoy or Fitzgerald, also mean son.


There are also many more unique and surprising names that carry a less obvious meaning of son. Some of these are familiar choices such as Flynn and Quincy. . Others are more uncommon surname-names that mean son, such as Kazuo and Mies.

Madison

Meaning: son of Matthew

Origin:English
2127
Madison

Meaning: son of Matthew

Origin:English
245
Hudson

Meaning: Hugh's son

Origin:English
135
Hudson

Meaning: Hugh's son

Origin:English
3725
Kenji

Meaning: second son

Origin:Japanese
920
Bartholomew

Meaning: son of the furrow

Origin:Aramaic
141
Mac

Meaning: son of

Origin:Scottish or Irish
212
Fitz

Meaning: son of

Origin:Scottish
671
Harrison

Meaning: son of Harry

Origin:English
99
Flynn

Meaning: descendant of the red-haired one

Origin:Irish
126
Flynn

Meaning: descendant of the red-haired one

Origin:Irish
3481
Septimus

Meaning: the seventh son

Origin:Latin
711
Barnaby

Meaning: son of consolation

Origin:English variation of Barnabas, Aramaic
349
Sonny

Meaning: son

Origin:English
134
Ruben

Meaning: behold, a son

Origin:Hebrew
662
Jaxon

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:Spelling variation of Jackson
1049
Bryson

Meaning: son of Brice

Origin:English
1071
Greyson

Meaning: son of the steward

Origin:English
1135
Emerson

Meaning: son of Emery

Origin:English
241
Emerson

Meaning: son of Emery

Origin:English
819