Soon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "soon"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 孫／孙 (Mandarin: Sūn, Cantonese: syun1, Hokkien: Sun), also spelled as Sun.

Proper noun

Soon (plural Soons)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Soon is the 30,980th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 750 individuals. Soon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.0%) and Multi-racial (17.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Hokkien 孫 / 孙 (Sun), via English Soon.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsun/ [ˈsun̪]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: Soon

Proper noun

Soon (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
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