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