Associations to the word «Simpson»

Wiktionary

SIMPSON, proper noun. A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
SIMPSON, proper noun. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in either of several places in Devon.

Dictionary definition

SIMPSON, noun. United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication.
SIMPSON, noun. Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.