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simpson

/ˈsɪmp.sən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
simp-son
IPA
/ˈsɪmp.sən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.

Countable; Uncountable

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An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places in Devon.

Countable; Uncountable

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A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836).

Countable; Uncountable

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A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8818).

Countable; Uncountable

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A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town mostly in Corangamite Shire, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Simpsons (plural) Simson (alternative)

Derived Forms

Simpsonian simpsonite Simpsonville Simpsonwave

Phrases

Simpson County Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome Young-Simpson syndrome

Rhymes With

stimpson timpson impson

Questions

How do you pronounce simpson?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪmp.sən/.
What does simpson mean?
A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
Where does simpson come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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