Given name · Greek

Σον

“God is gracious”

Σον (Son) is a masculine given name. It is used in Greek.

GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Sean.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Σον is Sean written in the Greek alphabet. In Irish use, Sean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Σον is Sean written in the Greek alphabet. An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.

Explained through its name family

Σον’s family of names

In Greek usage, Σον has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sean. In Greek usage, Σον can be written in the Roman alphabet as SON. In Greek usage, Σον has a related form in Σων.

Walk Σον’s family in the name graph

ΣονSonΣωνSean

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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