Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration (Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאמא (Tɑʔwmɑʔ), from Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (Toma), meaning 'twin'. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus).
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈtɒməs/ TOM-əs French: [tɔmɑ] German: [ˈtoːmas] Dutch: [ˈtoːmɑs] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Name day | July 3 |
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| Language(s) | Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek |
| Meaning | "Twin" |
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| See also | Andrew Charles Herman |
Etymology
editThe masculine noun תאם (Tôm) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning 'twin'.[1]
Popularity
editVarious historical figures such as Thomas Aquinas and Thomas Jefferson have borne the name. This list of people with given name Thomas contains others.
Canada
editIn Canada, it was the eighth most popular name given to boys in 2022.[2]
Europe
editThomas 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.[3]
United States
editThe Social Security Administration lists the name Thomas as the ninth most popular name in the United States over the past 100 years.[4] In 2017 it ranked 48th in popularity with 7,131 babies given the name.[5]
In other languages
edit- Afrikaans: Thomas
- Albanian: Tom, Thoma, Thomas
- Alemmanic: Thömu, Thömus, Thömi
- Amharic: ቶማስ (Tomas)
- Arabic: توماس (Tūmās)
- Aragonese: Tomás
- Armenian: Թովմաս (Tʿovmas), Թովմա (Tʿovma), Թումաս (Tʿumas), Թումա (Tʿuma)
- Basque: Tomas
- Bavarian: Douma, Dammal, Dammerl
- Belarusian: Томас (Tomas), Tamas
- Breton: Tomaz
- Bulgarian: Тома́ (Tomá)
- Catalan: Tomàs
- Chinese: 汤姆 (Tāngmǔ), 托马斯 (Tuōmǎsī)
- Cornish: Tommas
- Croatian Tomislav, Toma
- Czech: Tomáš
- Danish: Thomas
- Dutch: Thomas, Tom
- English: Thomas, Tom, Tommy
- Estonian: Toomas
- Faroese: Tummas
- Finnish: Tuomas, Tommi, Toimi
- Flemish: Thom, Thomas
- French: Thomas
- Frisian: Tomas
- Friulian: Tomâs
- Galician: Tomé
- German: Thomas, Tomas, Tom, Tomi
- Georgian: თომა (Toma), თომას (Tomas)
- Greek: Θωμάς (Thomás)
- Hawaiian: Koma, Kamaki
- Hebrew: תאום (Ta'om), תאומא (Tomas)
- Hungarian: Tamás
- Icelandic: Tómas
- Indonesian: Tomas, Thomas, Tommy
- Irish: Tomás, Tomáisín
- Italian: Tommaso, Tomaso, Tom(m)asino
- Japanese: トーマス (Tōmasu), トム (Tomu)
- Korean: 도마 (Doma), 톰 (Tom)
- Latin: Thōmās
- Latvian: Tomass, Tomas, Toms
- Lithuanian: Tomas, Tamošius
- Lombard: Tomàs
- Macedonian: Тома (Toma)
- Maltese: Tumas
- Malayalam: Thoma
- Manx: Thomaase
- Maori: Tāmati
- Meitei (officially called Manipuri): ꯊꯣꯃꯁ (Thōmas), ꯊꯣꯃꯥꯁ (Thōmās)
- Norwegian: Thomas, Tomas
- Occitan: Tomàs
- Persian: توما (Tumâ), توماس (Tumâs)
- Polish: Tomasz
- Portuguese: Tomé, Tomás
- Romanian: Toma
- Romansh: Tumasch
- Russian: Томас (Tomas), Фома (Foma)
- Sardinian: Tommasu
- Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas
- Serbian Toma, Tomi
- Serbo-Croatian: Тома/Toma, Томаш/Tomaš
- Sicilian: Tumasi
- Slovak: Tomáš, Thomas
- Slovene: Tomaž
- Spanish: Tomás
- Swedish: Thomas, Tomas
- Tamil: தாமஸ் (Tāmas), தோமா (Tōmā)
- Telugu: థామస్ (Thāmas)
- Tigrinya: ቶማስ (Tomas)
- Syriac Aramaic: ܬܐܘܡܐ (Toma)
- Turkish: Tomas
- Ukrainian: Томас (Tomas), Тома (Toma)
- Vietnamese: Tâm (Tom)
- Walloon: Toumas
- Welsh: Tomos, Twm
See also
edit- List of people with given name Thomas
- Thomas (disambiguation)
- Thompson (surname)
- Tommy/Tommie – both are a nickname or shortened form of Thomas, and are sometimes used as a feminine form of Thomas
- Tomi – a Finnish masculine name, also used as a feminine name elsewhere
- Thomasina or Thomasine – the feminine form of Thomas
- Yama, a Hindu deity whose name also means 'twin' in Sanskrit
References
edit- ^ "The amazing name Thomas: meaning and etymology". Abarim Publications. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Elliott, Annabel Fenwick (18 May 2018). "The most popular baby names in countries around the world – and what they mean". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Top Names Over the Last 100 Years". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.