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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.

Rodriguez

Meaning: son of Rodrigo

Origin:Spanish
9416
Rawson

Meaning: son of Ralf

Origin:English
9815
Adecyn

Meaning: son of Adam

Origin:English, phonetic spelling of Addison, English
10550
Benning

Meaning: son of Bernhard

Origin:German
8427
Haakon

Meaning: chosen son

Origin:Norse
2738
Henson

Meaning: Son of Henry

Origin:English; "Son of Henry"
4173
Ingmar

Meaning: son of Ing

Origin:Norse
4415
Jantzen

Meaning: Jan's son

Origin:Scandinavian, variation of Janson, Jansen
9296
Kumar

Meaning: a boy, a son

Origin:Sanskrit
5303
Mcewan

Meaning: son of Ewan

Origin:Scottish
10200
Maes

Meaning: son of Maas (Thomas)

Origin:Dutch surname meaning "son of Maas (Thomas)"
4623
Mclaurin

Meaning: son of Laurence

Origin:Irish surname
12769
Macdonald

Meaning: son of Donald

Origin:Scottish
13664
Nilsson

Meaning: son of Nils

Origin:Scandinavian
8971
Nansen

Meaning: son of Nancy

Origin:Swedish
11971
Pearce

Meaning: son of Piers

Origin:English and Irish
3111
Phipps

Meaning: son of Philip

Origin:English
12035
Ronson

Meaning: son of Ronald

Origin:Scottish
7010
Sanderson

Meaning: Alexander's son

Origin:English
10288
Tarou

Meaning: eldest son

Origin:Japanese
15148