Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tompkins

/tˈɑmpkɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: tomp-kins
IPA: /tˈɑmpkɪnz/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

name

plural of Tompkin

Etymology

Variant of Tomkins, from a diminutive of the given name Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.

Inflected Forms

Tompkinses (plural) Tomkin (alternative) Tomkins (alternative) Thomkin (alternative) Thomkins (alternative) Tompkin (alternative) Thompkin (alternative) Thompkins (alternative)

Derived Forms

Tompkinsville

Phrases

County of Tompkins Tompkins County

Synonyms

Thomas Thomason Tom Toms Tomson

Homonyms

thompkins

Rhymes With

thompkins

Questions

How do you pronounce tompkins?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑmpkɪnz/.
What does tompkins mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does tompkins come from?: Variant of Tomkins, from a diminutive of the given name Thomas + the patronymic suffix -s.

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