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Simpson

Simpson

34 3.1
A name for a town or village
  • proper noun
translation icon : Simpson
  • You can find the best coffee shop in Simpson at the corner of Main Street and Elm.
  • the town of Simpson
  • Simpson, North Carolina

Examples

  • After traveling several miles, we finally reached Simpson, where my grandparents live.

  • You made good time coming all the way from Simpson Road.

  • It's west of the Simpson and just south of King's Canyon.

  • The construction of a wetland in the town of Simpson, North Carolina.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In Simpson, a civil lawsuit, we held that absent consent to search, a warrant was required.

    Academic text (2003)
  • For instance, one of the largest hospitals established in Northern British Columbia was the Port Simpson General Hospital, built in 1892.

    Academic text (2016)
  • On the third day, the boats start in Marigot, race to Tintamarre Island, and return to Simpson Bay.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I grew up in Simpson, a small town famous for its annual pumpkin festival.

Synonyms

Webster
vsSimpson
14 5.3

A town or village named Webster

is the specific name of a single town or locality
Gibson
vsSimpson
11 4.1

A town or small village with this name

is the specific name of a single town or locality
Bartholomew
vsSimpson
2 7.9

A place name used for a town or area

is limited to a single town or locality name
Birchwood
vsSimpson
1 4.6

A town or village called Birchwood

is the specific name of a single town or locality
Gibbs
vsSimpson
1 6.8

A town or village that has the name Gibbs

is the specific name of a single town or locality
Purdy
vsSimpson
1 7.2

The name of several towns in the United States

refers to one specific town name rather than multiple places
Pocahontas
vsSimpson
1 7.9

A name used for towns or counties in the United States

is used for one town name without that naming origin
Wheatland
vsSimpson
1 8.1

A place name for towns or historic houses

is confined to naming a town, village, or locality
Monteith
vsSimpson
9.9

A town or village called Monteith

is the specific name of a single town or locality

Surface Forms

Simpson main

Morphology

Simpson = Sim (opaque) = Sim + son

Place names formed from personal names plus -son do not have a compositional meaning that learners can derive from the parts.

Etymology

Simpson used as a place name usually comes from a person with that surname, because towns often take the name of a founder or local family. So a village called Simpson most likely remembers someone named Simpson who was important there.