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Thompson

UK/ˈtɒmp.sən/US/ˈtɑmp.sən/

Thompson proper noun: a British surname transferred from the given name. Also the ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun.

Proper noun

Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons)

  1. (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name.
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    1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A village in Bulgaria.
  3. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).
  4. A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
  5. A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.
  6. An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
  7. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
  8. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  9. A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
  10. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
  12. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
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  1. A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
  3. A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  4. An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
  5. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.
  6. An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.

Noun

Thompson (plural Thompsons)

  1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.

Also used as

Thompson is also the ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun.

Synonyms of Thompson

Forms of Thompson

Proper noun
pluralThompsons
alternative formTompson
alternative formTomson
alternative formThomson
alternative formThomason
alternative formThomasson
Noun
pluralThompsons

Origin of Thompson

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".

Words formed from Thompson

Phrases with Thompson

Questions about Thompson

What does Thompson mean?
Thompson means a British surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Thompson?
Thompson can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Thompson?
Thompson is pronounced /ˈtɒmp.sən/ (UK).

Words near Thompson in the dictionary

  1. Thompkin
  2. Thompkins
  3. Thompsen
  4. Thompsens
  5. Thompsett
  6. Thompson
  7. Thompson Falls
  8. Thompson River Indian
  9. Thompson SMG
  10. Thompson SMGs
  11. Thompson submachine gun

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