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References
- ↑ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p. 260.
- ↑ "Thomsen Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
- ↑ "Surname: Thomsen". surnamedb.com. Name Origin Research. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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