"Thompson" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɒmp.sən/ [UK], /ˈtɒm.sən/ [UK], /ˈtɑmp.sən/ [US], /ˈtɑm.sən/ [US] Forms: Thompsons [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". * Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Etymology templates: {{m|en|Thomson}} Thomson, {{suffix|en|Tom|son}} Tom + -son, {{l|en|Thomas}} Thomas, {{calque|en|gd|MacTamhais||McTavish}} Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons)
  1. (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-hQJXglTI Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name.
    A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.     Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-Kk72M3Oc Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A placename:
    A village in Bulgaria     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Bulgaria, Villages in Bulgaria
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-wErbDMln
  4. A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Norfolk, England
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-Xbss96mw
  5. A placename:
    A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Manitoba, Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-wQklqZ-y
  6. A placename:
    The Rural Municipality of Thompson, a rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba, Rural municipalities of Manitoba Synonyms: Tompson, Tomson, Thomson, Thomason, Thomasson Derived forms: Feit-Thompson theorem, Thompson Falls, Thompsonian, Thompson-Nicola, Thompsons, Thompson submachine gun, Thompsonville Related terms: MacTavish, McTavish
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-kzQzrja1
  7. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Alabama, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-06MUg6Bo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 2 6 1 2 10 10 3 3 10 3 3 10 8 11 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 3 6 2 5 2 4 8 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 6 8 4 4 4 4
  8. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in California, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in California, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-3mt3Yecj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 2 6 1 2 10 10 3 3 10 3 3 10 8 11 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 3 6 2 5 2 4 8 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 6 8 4 4 4 4
  9. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Windham County, Connecticut.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Connecticut, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Connecticut, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-q0Dzlu6P
  10. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-PfsHebrO
  11. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-UwJfH-On Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 2 6 1 2 10 10 3 3 10 3 3 10 8 11 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 3 6 2 5 2 4 8 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 6 8 4 4 4 4
  12. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Nebraska, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-50zXKTil
  13. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Sullivan County, New York.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-PFmyfLcE
  14. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-t~n38P42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 2 6 1 2 10 10 3 3 10 3 3 10 8 11 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 3 6 2 5 2 4 8 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 6 8 4 4 4 4
  15. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Townships, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-GJQ5KTsU
  16. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-wl4se9~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 2 6 1 2 10 10 3 3 10 3 3 10 8 11 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 3 6 2 5 2 4 8 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 6 8 4 4 4 4
  17. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-6w29tp0V
  18. A placename:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-name-1O10Lc9H

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒmp.sən/ [UK], /ˈtɒm.sən/ [UK], /ˈtɑmp.sən/ [US], /ˈtɑm.sən/ [US] Forms: Thompsons [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". * Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Etymology templates: {{m|en|Thomson}} Thomson, {{suffix|en|Tom|son}} Tom + -son, {{l|en|Thomas}} Thomas, {{calque|en|gd|MacTamhais||McTavish}} Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Thompson (plural Thompsons)
  1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-noun-7YzodWPb
  2. (firearms) Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Thompson submachine gun (extra: Tommy gun) Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-Thompson-en-noun-CzIklOhR Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -son",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Thomson"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Tom",
        "3": "son"
      },
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        "3": "MacTamhais",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning \"son of Thomas\".\n* Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning \"son of Thomas\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Thompsons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Thompson (plural Thompsons)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A member of a Salish people of British Columbia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Salish",
          "Salish"
        ],
        [
          "British Columbia",
          "British Columbia"
        ]
      ]
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    {
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          "extra": "Tommy gun",
          "word": "Thompson submachine gun"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English ellipses",
        "en:Firearms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "firearm",
          "firearm"
        ],
        [
          "Thompson submachine gun",
          "Thompson submachine gun#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(firearms) Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
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      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "firearms",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɒmp.sən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɒm.sən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑmp.sən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑm.sən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Tompson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tomson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Thomson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Thomason"
    },
    {
      "word": "Thomasson"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Thompson"
}

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