Etymograph

English

Quezon

Quezon may come from Spanish Quezon.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentQuezonuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentQuezonuncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 /鸡孙 (ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The placenames in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

Every English word from Spanish Quezon

Today it means

name A surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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