THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Anson
Anson is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Anson. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈʔanson/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈʔan̪.son̪]Standard-Tagalog
An · son2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Anson, from Hokkien 俺孫 /俺孙 (án-sun, “grandson”).
a male given name from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
EnglishEtymology & source
From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Anson in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
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Similar names to Anson
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Ansan·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Anton♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ason♀Short form of Asuncion
- An-an♀Short form of Ann, Anna, and Annabelle
- Andoy♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Anjo♂Short form of Antonio Jose
- Ann♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ano♂Short form of Capistrano
What rhymes with Anson?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Anson further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Anson (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Anson (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.