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What does the word Timpson mean?

What does the word Timpson mean?I appreciate any help with this...Mike

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Could you please give us some context? Where did you see/hear the word, and what was being talked about?

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Re: What does the word Timpson mean?

There is a town in Texas, called Timpson. I was looking to find the reason they named the town Timpson. I know it's probably named after a man, but I would like to know what the breakdown of the word...

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Timpson history:They named the new town Timpson in honor of one of the stockholders, a Mr. Timpson, who lived in New York. They made a practice of naming the new towns along the railroad after...

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It seems possible that the surname comes from Tim's son. Additionally Tim was a term of abuse in 1610. It resurfaced in the 20th century (UK) as a derogatory term for a catholic.

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Caveat: Local websites are notoriously inaccurate about the origins of names. This one is questionable because it omits Timpson's first name (but includes the unsubstantiated detail that he lived in...

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as I have already stated I understand that it came from someone's name...I really would like to know what the actual name means. The etymology and breakdown of the word...anyone out there have the...

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Re: What does the word Timpson mean?

Flynn answered your question. And etymologies for surnames are notoriously dicey. Tim's son is about the best you're going to do, I'm afraid. And doesn't tell you much.In any case, we rarely deal here...

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Ancestry.com says Timpson is a variation of Tims which is a patronymic of Timm (i.e. son of Timm). Timm predates the use of Timothy in England and may be a diminutive form of the medieval German name...

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I am not looking for the meaning of Timpson for genealogical purposes but rather simply what does it mean. Someone out there knows...just patiently waiting.Mike

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Do you have some reason to reject the information that myridon turned up? Is "Tim's son" too obvious to be satisfying?

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Behind the Name-----the etymology and history of first names The following is a list of names that would be linguistically logical for twins. This is not a list of names that sound alike (such as Ann...

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Flynn answered your question.Well, no, actually he was just guessing. Having consulted my references, however, I can confirm that he was correct: Timpson is in fact from Tim + son. And Tim is short...

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Well, yes she answered the question. Guess though it might be, she answered the question.

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Flynn is a she? Sorry, Flynn. Anyway, I guess it depends what you mean by "answer." I get very annoyed on AskMetaFilter when somebody asks "What does this Spanish text mean?" and somebody else says "I...

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Re: What does the word Timpson mean?

It was, after all, an educated guess --- not quite the same as just a 'fifth-grade" guess.

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Re: What does the word Timpson mean?

Props to flynn for a good guess, but it was not unreasonable for mleclair to want something more authoritative. OTOH, myridon cited a source, and mleclaire seems to have simply ignored him....

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Re: What does the word Timpson mean?

Wickpedia: TIM "Telecom Italia Mobile"

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