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Tomlin

Tomlin proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Tomlin

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of Tomlin

alternative formToulmin

Origin of Tomlin

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

Questions about Tomlin

What does Tomlin mean?
Tomlin means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Tomlin?
Tomlin is a proper noun.

Words near Tomlin in the dictionary

  1. Tomkiss
  2. Tomko
  3. Tomkos
  4. Tomkys
  5. TOML
  6. Tomlin
  7. Tomline
  8. tomling
  9. tomlings
  10. Tomlins
  11. Tomlinson

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