Sapon
English
Etymology
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sapon is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Sapon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.69%) and White (11.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sapon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish Japón (“Japan”).[1] In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugal, sugarol, saro, and tasa).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Sa‧pon
- IPA(key): /saˈpon/, [sɐˈpon]
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 86
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