Thistle (disambiguation)

Thistle is a group of flowering plants.

Thistle may also refer to:

Places

 * Thistle, Utah, United States, a ghost town
 * Thistle oil field in the North Sea

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * Thistle (novel), a 1957 novel by István Fekete
 * The Thistle, a Scottish ladies' step dance
 * Thistle TV, a local television station

Businesses

 * Thistle Hotels
 * Thistle Mining, a corporation once headed by David R. Beatty

People

 * Thistle Yolette Harris (1902–1990), Australian botanist and conservationist
 * Michael Thistle (born 1980), Australian cricketer
 * Thomas Thistle (1853–1936), English clergyman and educator

Australia

 * Port Thistle S.C., originally Port Presbyterian Thistle S.C.

England

 * Hereford Thistle F.C.

New Zealand

 * Auckland Thistle
 * Christchurch Thistle
 * Gisborne Thistle
 * Huntly Thistle
 * Invercargill Thistle also known as Thistle FC
 * Nelson Thistle
 * Timaru Thistle

Scotland

 * Ardeer Thistle F.C.
 * Armadale Thistle F.C.
 * Bathgate Thistle F.C.
 * Buckie Thistle F.C.
 * Bunillidh Thistle F.C.
 * Burghead Thistle F.C.
 * Dalkeith Thistle F.C.
 * Dalry Thistle F.C.
 * East Kilbride Thistle F.C.
 * Ferranti Thistle F.C.
 * Forres Thistle F.C.
 * Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
 * Inverness Thistle F.C.
 * Kirriemuir Thistle F.C.
 * Largs Thistle F.C.
 * Larkhall Thistle F.C.
 * Lothian Thistle F.C.
 * Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.
 * Meadowbank Thistle F.C.
 * Partick Thistle F.C.
 * Scone Thistle F.C.
 * Strathspey Thistle F.C.
 * Thistle F.C.
 * Wishaw Thistle F.C.

Other sports

 * Thistles (women's cricket), a women's cricket team from South Africa

Watercraft

 * Thistle (dinghy)
 * Thistle (yacht)
 * HMS Thistle, the name of several Royal Navy ships
 * USAHS Thistle, a hospital ship
 * USS Thistle, the name of several U.S. Navy ships

Other uses

 * Thistle (color)
 * Thistle tube, a piece of laboratory glassware
 * Order of the Thistle, an order of chivalry