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{{short description|Male given name}}
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{{Infobox given name
{{Infobox given name
| name = Thomas
| name = Luca
| image=File:Santo Tomás, por Diego Velázquez.JPG
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| pronunciation ={{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɒ|m|ə|s}}<br>{{IPA-fr|tɔma|lang}}<br>{{IPA-de|ˈtoːmas|lang}}<br>{{IPA-nl|ˈtoːmɑs|lang}}
| pronunciation ={{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɒ|m|ə|s}}<br>{{IPA-fr|tɔma|lang}}<br>{{IPA-de|ˈtoːmas|lang}}<br>{{IPA-nl|ˈtoːmɑs|lang}}
| gender =[[Male]]
| gender =[[Male]]
| meaning = "twin", "alike looking man"
| meaning = "twit", "alike looking man"
| name day = [[July 3]]
| name day = [[July 3]]
| region =
| region =

Revision as of 23:57, 13 May 2021

Luca
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Pronunciation/ˈtɒməs/
French: [tɔma]
German: [ˈtoːmas]
Dutch: [ˈtoːmɑs]
GenderMale
Name dayJuly 3
Origin
Word/nameAramaic
Meaning"twit", "alike looking man"
Other names
Related namesTom, Tommaso, Tomé, Tŏmas, Tomas, Tomass, Tomás, Tomasz, Tommy, Tamás, Thom, Thomáz, Touma

The name Thomas is derived from the Aramaic personal name תאומא /tɑʔwmɑʔ/, meaning "twin," and the English spelling "Thomas" is a transliteration of the approximate Greek transliteration, Θωμάς. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus).

Etymology

The masculine noun תאם (tʔm) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning twin.[1]

Popularity

Various historical figures such as Thomas Aquinas and Thomas Jefferson have borne the name. This list of people with given name Thomas contains others.

Europe

Thomas was a popular name throughout medieval Europe. In Britain the name was rare prior to the Norman Conquest (11th century CE), but by the 13th and 14th centuries it had become common. In 2017 it ranked 13th in popularity in the United Kingdom with 3,246 babies given the name.[2]

United States

The Social Security Administration lists the name Thomas as the ninth most popular name in the United States over the past 100 years.[3] In 2017 it ranked 48th in popularity with 7,131 babies given the name.[4]

In other languages

See also

References

  1. ^ "The amazing name Thomas: meaning and etymology". Abarim Publications. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ Elliott, Annabel Fenwick. "The most popular baby names in countries around the world – and what they mean". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Top Names Over the Last 100 Years". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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