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Where does “Tompson” come from?

Tompson (English) comes from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

Ancestry of “Tompson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
2Middle EnglishThomme—
3Middle EnglishThomas—
4LatinThōmās—
5Ancient GreekΘωμᾶς—
6Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
7Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
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