Thomas (name)
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Male given name From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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", "alike-looking man" |
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| See also | Andrew Charles Herman |
The masculine noun תאם (Tôm) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning 'twin'.[1]
Various historical figures such as Thomas Aquinas and Thomas Jefferson have borne the name. This list of people with given name Thomas contains others.
In Canada, it was the eighth most popular name given to boys in 2022.[2]
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.[3]
The 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]
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