Thomson

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Etymology

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From Tom +‎ -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'.

  • 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.

Proper noun

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Thomson (countable and uncountable, plural Thomsons)

  1. (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name.
    1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of McDuffie County, Georgia.
    2. A village in Carroll County, Illinois.
    3. A former city in Carlton County, Minnesota, now merged into the city of Carlton.
    4. A hamlet in the town of Greenwich, Washington County, New York.
  3. A neighbourhood of Singapore, named after Thomson Road, which was named after John Turnbull Thomson.
  4. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Alexander Thomson (pioneer).

Derived terms

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Scottish surname

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