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Meaning & Origins
Danish equivalent of Katherine. It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.
| 24th 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.
| 18th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Karan, Karrie, Kar, Karren, Karrin, Karin
Thomas, Thomson, Thomason, Thomsen, Thompkins, Thom, Thomasson, Thoma, Thoms, Thome
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