Thompson.
A British surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A British surname transferred from the given name.
A British surname transferred from the given name. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A placename: A village in Bulgaria.
A placename: A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).
A placename: A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
A placename: A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Sullivan County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.
An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.
Where this word comes from
Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas".
A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).
Where this word comes from
Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas".
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