Son - Meaning of Son

What does Son mean?

Pronounce
Son

[ 1 syll. son, so-n ] The baby girl name Son is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced SAHN †. Son's origin and use are both in the Korean language. The meaning of Son is 'gentle'.

A form of the name is the Korean Soon.

See also the related categories, gentle (maid) and korean.

Son is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Son has in the last century been primarily given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Son include Sun, Sunne, Saaim, Sam (English), Samm, San (English), Sane, Saneh, Schaun, Schayne, Seain, Seaine, Sean (English), Seane, Seán, Sen, Séan, Shaan (English), Shaen, and Shaene.

† English pronunciation for Son: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"