Thompson

Meaning

Name

1. (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name.
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Noun

1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).

Synonyms

Benjamin Thompson

Count Rumford

Homer A. Thompson

Homer Armstrong Thompson

Homer Thompson

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɒmp.sən/

Etymology

Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas".

Sentences

Dave Thompson from AllMusic called her cover " lukewarm ".