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Where does “Simpson” come from?

Simpson is an English patronymic surname derived from the given name Simon, which comes from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Simōn), related to σῑμός (sīmós) meaning snub-nosed.

Ancestry of “Simpson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSympson—
2Middle English-son—
3Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-as—
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Simpson”

  • Simpsonville
  • Simpsonian
  • simpsonite
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