So if you're looking for a unisex (or "unisex") name, here are some -son names that are neither patronymics nor overwhelmingly more common on boys, as well as some -san/sen/sin/sun sound-alikes.
- Aeson (EE-son, [Ancient] Greek)
- Alison/Allison/Alyson (AL-is-on, English)--from French, diminutive of Alice. Another form is Alson.
- Chanson (SHAHN-sohn, French [surname])--"singer"
- Chryson (KRIS-on, KREE-sohn, [Ancient] Greek)--prob. "gold"
- Crimson (KRIM-son, English)
- Essan (ES-san, Swedish)--diminutive of Ester, Estrid, or Elisabeth
- Gerson (GEHR-son, Dutch; JEHR-son, Portuguese; HEHR-son, Spanish)--form of Gershom
- Kajsen (KYE-sen, Swedish)--diminutive of Karin/Katarina
- Lisen/Lissen (LEE-sen, Swedish)--diminutive of Elisabeth, Alice, Melissa, or Louise/Lovisa
- Lison (LEE-zohn, French)--diminutive of Elisabeth
- Louison (loo-EE-zohn, French)--diminutive of Louis or Louise
- Majsan (MYE-san, Swedish)--diminutive of Maja. Norwegian form is Maisen.
- Mossen (MOHS-sen, Norwegian)--diminutive of Margareta or Maria
- Orison (OR-is-on, English)--from Latin, "prayer"
- Reason (REE-zon, English)
- Season (SEE-zon, English)
- Sessan/Sessen (SES-san, Swedish)--diminutive of Cecilia
- Tamsin (TAM-sin, English)--feminine of Thomas
- Tessan (TES-san, Swedish)--diminutive of Teresa/Teresia
- Visen (VEE-sen, Swedish)--diminutive of Louise/Lovisa
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