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Meaning & Origins
Of Old Norse origin, from ei ‘ever, always’ (or einn ‘one, alone’) + ríkr ‘ruler’ (see Eirik). It was introduced into Britain by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. As a modern given name, it was revived in the mid 19th century and has remained in use since.
| 59th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English: patronymic from Thomas. Thompson is widely distributed throughout Britain, but is most common in northern England and northern Ireland.
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Nicknames & variations
Erik, Rick, Erick, Ric, Erec, Erek
Thomas, Thomson, Thomason, Thomsen, Thompkins, Thom, Thomasson, Thoma, Thoms, Thome
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