Leyson

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 來孫 / 来孙 (lâi-sun, great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)) or 內孫 / 内孙 (lǎi-sun / lāi-sun, grandson), via Spanish Leyson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleison/ [ˈl̪iɪ.s̪on̪]
  • Hyphenation: Ley‧son

Proper noun

Leyson (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 來孫 / 来孙 (lâi-sun, great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)) or 內孫 / 内孙 (lǎi-sun / lāi-sun, grandson), via Spanish Leyson.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlejson/ [ˈleɪ̯.son̪]
  • Rhymes: -ejson
  • Syllabification: Ley‧son

Proper noun

Leyson (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

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

See also