Dictionary

Simpson en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪmp.sən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
2. (countable, uncountable) An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places in Devon.
3. (countable, uncountable) A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836).
4. (countable, uncountable) A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8818).
5. (countable, uncountable) A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. (countable, uncountable) A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia.
7. (countable, uncountable) A town mostly in Corangamite Shire, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas.
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Johnson County, Illinois.
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana.
11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Cloud County and Mitchell County, Kansas.
12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
14. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
15. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Pitt County, North Carolina.
16. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Four townships, in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (2), listed under Simpson Township.
17. (countable, uncountable) A character from the TV series The Simpsons.
    • Each of his family members reminded me of a Simpson in some way: his sister was a bit like Lisa and his dad was a bit like Homer.

Forms

Deriveds

Young-Simpson syndrome · Simpsonville · Simpson County · Simpsonian · simpsonite · Simpsonwave · Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome

Translations (14)

cmn 辛普森 (surname) · el Σίμπσον (surname) · he סימפסון (surname) · hi सिम्पसन (surname) · ka სიმპსონი (surname) · ja シンプソン (surname) · ru Си́мпсон (surname) · uk Сі́мпсон (surname) · th ซิมป์สันส์ (surname) · hy Սիմփսոն (surname) · ar سِيمْبْسُون (surname) · be Сі́мпсан (surname) · ko 심슨 (surname) · bg Си́мпсън (surname)