Thomson

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Thomson

/ˈtɒm.sən/ UK
/ˈtɑm.sən/ US

Where it comes from

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'.

proper noun Thomsons · Tomson · Thompson · Tompson · Thomason · Thomasson

countable A British surname transferred from the given name.
countable, uncountable A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of McDuffie County, Georgia.
countable, uncountable A village in Carroll County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable A former city in Carlton County, Minnesota, now merged into the city of Carlton.
countable, uncountable A hamlet in the town of Greenwich, Washington County, New York.
countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Singapore, named after Thomson Road, which was named after John Turnbull Thomson.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Alexander Thomson (pioneer).
countable, uncountable A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thompson, tomson, muirhead, thomsen, milne, mowbray, soup, garland, joule, glan, kraus, thomasson, thomason, thomsonite, thoreson, thoms

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中文	湯姆森 /汤姆森 Tāngmǔsēn
Italiano	Di Tommaso, Tommasi

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"Thomson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thomson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"Thomson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thomson.

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@misc{thomson_2026,
  title = {Thomson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thomson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}