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Thomson

proper noun

  1. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒm.sən/ / /ˈtɑm.sən/

name

Etymology: From Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“MacTavish”). Also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Many with the name MacTavish changed their name to Thomson and Thompson after Culloden. Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'.

  1. A British surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A British surname transferred from the given name.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A place in the United States:
  6. A place in the United States:
  7. A neighbourhood of Singapore, named after Thomson Road, which was named after John Turnbull Thomson.
  8. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Alexander Thomson (pioneer).
  9. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.