Tomlinson

English

Etymology

From a diminutive form of Thomas +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tomlinson

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • 2011 May 4, Ian Tomlinson, “Unlawfully killed by the law”, in The Guardian‎[1], archived from the original on 10 March 2016:
      After an inquest's ruling yesterday, it is now official that the newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, was unlawfully killed amid the policing of the G20 protests in 2009. Many who saw the footage the Guardian obtained, which showed PC Simon Harwood striking Mr Tomlinson just before his death, will regard the verdict as a statement of the blindingly obvious.
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