First name origin & meaning:
Greek: Twin
First name variations: Tomas, Tomaso, Tom, Thom, Thos, Tommy, Thompson, Thomson, Massey, Tamas
Last name origin & meaning:
English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, and South Indian: from the
medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic
t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the
disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ’s
resurrection (John 20:24–29). The th- spelling is organic,
the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a
theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is
the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain the
surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially
common in Wales and Cornwall. The Ukrainian form is Choma.
Famous people with this last name:
Richard Thomas,
Rob Thomas
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Dana Carvey,
Jamie Lee Curtis
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