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The Greek form of the Aramaic name תְּאוֹמָא (Teʾoma) signifying "twin". In the New Testament, this is the name of an apostle. When he heard that Jesus had risen from the dead, he initially doubted the account, until Jesus appeared before him and he examined the wounds himself. According to tradition, he was martyred in India. Due to his renown, the name entered general use throughout the Christian world.In England the name was introduced by the Normans and became very popular owing to Saint Thomas Becket, a 12th-century archbishop of Canterbury and martyr. It was reliably among the top five most common English names for boys from the 13th to the 19th century, and it has remained consistently popular to this day.Another notable saint by this name was the 13th-century Italian philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas, regarded as a Doctor of the Church. Other famous bearers include philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), American president Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), and inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931).
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| Variants | (Norwegian): Tomas |
| Diminutives |
(English):
Thom (Danish): Tom 1 (English): Tommie, Tommy (Dutch): Maas |
| Feminine Forms |
(English):
Thomasina (English (British)): Tamsin, Tamsyn (Norwegian): Tomine |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Albanian):
Thoma (Ancient Aramaic): Te'oma (Serbian): Toma 2 (Catalan): Tomàs (Serbian): Tomica (Croatian): Tomo (Slovak): Tomáš (Estonian): Toomas (Finnish): Tuomas, Tuomo (Welsh): Tomi (Finnish): Tommi (Portuguese): Tomé (Hungarian): Tamás (Icelandic): Tómas (Spanish): Tomás (Italian): Tommaso, Tomaso (Latvian): Tomass, Toms (Lithuanian): Tomas (Maori): Tamati (Polish): Tomasz, Tomek (Russian): Foma (Scottish): Tavish, Tam 1 (Scottish Gaelic): Tàmhas, Tòmas (Slovene): Tomaž (Ukrainian): Khoma (Welsh): Tomos, Twm |
| Surname Descendants |
(Norwegian):
Thomassen (German): Thomas |
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| Name | Years | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Thomas Wolsey | Henry VIII | Shakespearian Characters |
| Dale T. Mortensen | 2010 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Friar Thomas | Measure for Measure | Shakespearian Characters |
| James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell | 1974 | Hall-of-Famers |
| Lord Thomas Bardolf | Henry IV (2) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Lord Thomas Clifford | Henry VI (2) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Lord Thomas Mowbray | Henry IV (2) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Lord Thomas Scales | Henry VI (2) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | 1970- | Oscar Award Winners, Notable Filmmakers |
| Seán T. O'Kelly | 1945-1959 | Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers |
| Sir Thomas Erpingham | Henry V | Shakespearian Characters |
| Sir Thomas Gargrave | Henry VI (1) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Sir Thomas Grey | Henry V | Shakespearian Characters |
| Sir Thomas Lovell | Henry VIII | Shakespearian Characters |
| Sir Thomas Vaughan | Richard III | Shakespearian Characters |
| T. Boone Pickens | 1928-2019 | Notable Businesspeople |
| T. E. Lawrence | 1888-1935 | Notable Military Figures |
| T. S. Eliot | 1948 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas A. Steitz | 2009 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas Addison | 1795-1860 | Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas Aquinas | 1225-1274 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers |
| Thomas Barlow | 1980 | Hall-of-Famers |
| Thomas C. Südhof | 2013 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas Cech | 1989 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas Cole | 1801-1848 | Notable Artists |
| Thomas Cook | 1808-1892 | Notable Businesspeople |
| Thomas Cranmer | Henry VIII | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Cromwell | Henry VIII | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Dewing | 1851-1938 | Notable Artists |
| Thomas Edison | 1847-1931 | Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas Gainsborough | 1727-1788 | Notable Artists |
| Thomas Gradgrind | 1854 | Fictional Characters from Books |
| Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset | Richard III | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Henry Huxley | 1825-1895 | Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas Hobbes | 1588-1679 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers |
| Thomas Holenstein | 1958 | Swiss Presidents |
| Thomas Horner | Henry VI (2) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Huckle Weller | 1954 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas Hunt Morgan | 1866-1945 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas Ismay | 1837-1899 | Notable Businesspeople |
| Thomas J. Sargent | 2011 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | American Presidents |
| Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson | 1824-1863 | Notable Military Figures |
| Thomas Kailath | 1935- | Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas Klestil | 1992-2004 | Austrian Chancellors and Presidents |
| Thomas Kuhn | 1922-1996 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1769-1830 | Notable Artists |
| Thomas Lynley | 1988 | Fictional Characters from Books |
| Thomas Mackenzie | 1912 | New Zealand Prime Ministers |
| Thomas Mann | 1929 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas Mitchell | 1792-1855 | Notable Explorers and Adventurers |
| Thomas Mitchell | 1953 | Emmy Award Winners, Oscar Award Winners, Tony Award Winners |
| Thomas More | 1478-1535 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers |
| Thomas Mowbray | Richard II | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Newcomen | 1664-1729 | Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas Pelham-Holles | 1754-1756; 1757-1762 | British Prime Ministers |
| Thomas Percy | Henry IV (1) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Robert Malthus | 1766-1834 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers |
| Thomas Schelling | 2005 | Nobel Prize Winners |
| Thomas the Tank Engine | 1946 | Fictional Characters from Books |
| Thomas Wart | Henry IV (2) | Shakespearian Characters |
| Thomas Watson Jr. | 1914-1993 | Notable Businesspeople |
| Thomas Young | 1773-1829 | Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Thomas, Duke of Clarence | Henry IV (2) | Shakespearian Characters |