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Vinony

Thompson

proper noun

  1. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒmp.sən/ / /ˈtɒm.sən/ / /ˈtɑmp.sən/

name

Etymology: 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".

  1. A British surname transferred from the given name.

    “Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday at a McDonald's restaurant.”

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  19. An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.

noun

Etymology: 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".

  1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
  2. Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).