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"[[Tom]]" or "Thom" are abbreviations of Thomas, and "[[Tommy]]" is a common variant; "Tommie" is a relatively uncommon variant. "Tam" is a common abbreviation used in [[Scotland]]. The name is sometimes abbreviated as "Thos" in signatures. The [[female]] versions of this name are [[Thomasina]], Tamsyn, [[Tamsin]], Tasmina, Tasmino, or Tammy.
"[[Tom]]" or "Thom" are abbreviations of Thomas, and "[[Tommy]]" is a common variant; "Tommie" is a relatively uncommon variant. "Tam" is a common abbreviation used in [[Scotland]]. The name is sometimes abbreviated as "Thos" in signatures. The [[female]] versions of this name are [[Thomasina]], Tamsyn, [[Tamsin]], Tasmina, Tasmino, or Tammy.

==Variants==
* {{lang-ar|توما}}, Touma
* [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Tovmas
* [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: Тамаш (Tamash)
* [[Breton language|Breton]]: Tomaz
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Тома (Toma)
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Tomàs
* [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 多馬 (Duoma, Biblical), 湯瑪斯 (Tangmasi, general translation), 湯瑪士 (Tangmashi), 托馬斯 (Tuomasi)
* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Tomislav, Tomo, Tome
* [[Czech language|Czech]]: Tomáš
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: Thomas
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Thomas, Tom, Tomas, Thom, Tommie
* [[English language|English]]: Thomas, Tom, Thom, Tommy, Thommie, Tomas, Tomm
* [[Estonian language|Estonian]]: Toomas
* [[Faroese language|Faroese]]: Tummas
* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Tuomas
* [[Filipino language|Filipino]]: Tomas
* [[French language|French]]: Thomas
* [[German language|German]]: Thomas, Tom, Tommi
* [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Polytonic orthography|polytonic]]: {{Polytonic|Θωμᾶς}} (Thōmâs) = [[Monotonic orthography|monotonic]] Θωμάς (Thomás) ([[Thomas (Apostle)|Saint Thomas]] also: {{Polytonic|Δίδυμος}} (Didymos, "twin"))
* [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: Teomo
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Tamás
* [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: Tómas
* [[Irish language|Irish]]: Tomás, Tommy
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: Tommaso ''(also sometimes'' Tomaso'')''
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: トーマス (Tomasu)
* [[Korean language|Korean]]: 도마 (Doma; Toma; biblical), 토머스 (Tomeoseu; T'omŏsŭ)
* [[Latin language|Latin]]: Thomas ([[Thomas (Apostle)|Saint Thomas]] also: Didymus)
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Tomas
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Томислав, Τоми, Томо, Томас, Τоме
* [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: തോമാ (Thoma), തോമാസ് (Thomas), തൊമ്മന് (Thommen), ഉമ്മന് (Oommen), തൊമ്മി (Thommy), ടോമി (Tommy), ടോം (Tom)
* [[Maori language|Maori]]: Tamihana
* [[Maltese language|Maltese]]: Tumas
* [[Norwegian Language|Norwegian]] : Thomas, Tomas, Tom
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: Tomasz, Tomek
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Thomaz, Tomaz, Tomás, Tomé
* [[Persian language|Persian]]: Tomasp
* [[Romani|Romani language]]:Tomašis
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Tomas, Toma (more common)
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: Фома́ (written: Foma, pronounced: Famá)
* [[Samoan language|Samoan]]: Tomasi
* [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]]: Tòmas
* [[Scots language|Scots]]: Tam
* [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Тома (Toma)
* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Tomáš
* [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]: Tomaž
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Tomás
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Tomas, Thomas, Tom, Tommy
* [[Thai language|Thai]]: โทมัส (To-mus)
* [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Choma
* [[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Tomos


==Surnames==
==Surnames==

Revision as of 01:35, 21 March 2010

Thomas
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameAramaic
Meaningtwin
Other names
Related namesTom, Tŏmas,Tomas,Tomasz, Tommy, Tomo, Tomislav

Thomas Assyrian: ܬܐܘܡܐ, Toma; is a common given name for males. It originated from the Aramaic language designation תום tōm "twin". The Hebrew cognate is תאום tə'ōm. In the New Testament the designation was applied to Judas Thomas, the second Judas of the Apostles, hence the meaning "twin".[1]

"Tom" or "Thom" are abbreviations of Thomas, and "Tommy" is a common variant; "Tommie" is a relatively uncommon variant. "Tam" is a common abbreviation used in Scotland. The name is sometimes abbreviated as "Thos" in signatures. The female versions of this name are Thomasina, Tamsyn, Tamsin, Tasmina, Tasmino, or Tammy.

Variants

Surnames

  • Thompson, MacThomas: Mac Thòmais or Sloichd Adhamh Mhor Mhic Uilleam, descended from Clan Chattan Mackintoshes
  • McCombie: Mac Thomaidh (Son of 'Tommy', diminutive).
  • Hosier, MacLehose, Mucklehose: MacIlleThòmhais (Son or servant of St. Thomas).

Songs about Thomas

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.260.
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