Dictionary

Thompson en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɒm.sən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɒmp.sən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɑm.sən/ (US)
• /ˈtɑmp.sən/ (US)

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".

Meanings

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

Forms

Thompson en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɒm.sən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɒmp.sən/ (UK)
• /ˈtɑm.sən/ (US)
• /ˈtɑmp.sən/ (US)

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".

Meanings

1. (countable) A British surname transferred from the given name.
   • Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday at a McDonald's restaurant. 2024 December 10, Jesse Zanger, Renee Anderson, “Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing, charged with murder in NYC”, in CBS News:
2. (countable, uncountable) A British surname transferred from the given name. ▸ A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Bulgaria.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Sullivan County, New York.
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
16. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
17. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
18. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.
19. (countable, uncountable) An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.

Forms

Deriveds

Thompsons · Thompson submachine gun · Thompsonville · Thompsonian · Thompson-Nicola · Thompson Falls · Big Thompson River · Feit-Thompson theorem

Relateds

MacTavish · McTavish

Synonyms

Nlaka'pamux · Nlaka'pamuctsin · nɬeʔkepmxcín · Nɬeʔkepmxcín