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Tompkin

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

Proper noun

Tompkin (plural Tompkins)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Synonyms:
    Thomas, Thomason, Tom, Toms, Tomson

Synonyms of Tompkin

Forms of Tompkin

pluralTompkins
alternative formTomkin
alternative formTomkins
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Origin of Tompkin

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

Questions about Tompkin

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

Words near Tompkin in the dictionary

  1. tomoz
  2. TOMP
  3. tompang
  4. tompion
  5. tompions
  6. Tompkin
  7. Tompkins
  8. Tompkins County
  9. Tompkinson
  10. Tompkinsville
  11. Tompojevci

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