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The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration (Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא, romanized: Tawmɑʔ), meaning 'twin'. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of ...
Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1588 – 1635) was an English musician, theorist and editor, notable as a composer of rounds and catches, and especially for compiling collections of English folk music. [ 1 ] Biography
"The Three Ravens" (Roud 5, Child 26) is an English folk ballad, printed in the songbook Melismata [1] compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but the song is possibly older than that. Newer versions (with different music) were recorded up through the 19th century.
Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish (also in the archaic forms Thomaz, Thomás and Tomaz) given name equivalent of Thomas. It may refer to: Tomás de Anchorena (1783–1847), Argentine statesman and lawyer; Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer; Tomás de Herrera (1804–1859), Neogranadine ...
Euphonias are members of the genus Euphonia, a group of Neotropical birds in the finch family. They and the chlorophonias comprise the subfamily Euphoniinae.. The genus name is of Greek origin and refers to the birds' pleasing song, meaning "sweet-voiced" (εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound").
Thandiwe Newton is reclaiming her name. The 48-year-old actress covers the May issue of British Vogue, and reveals that the long-credited spelling of her name as "Thandie" is incorrect.The ...
Thandiwe is a given name of Nguni origin which means "beloved". [1] [2] Notable people with the name include: Thandiwe Banda (born 1971/1972), Zambian political science teacher; First Lady of Zambia; Thandiwe Mweetwa (born 1988), Zambian wildlife biologist and educator; Thandiwe Newton (born 1972), English actress
Taking it back. Thandiwe Newton, who has gone by Thandie Newton for nearly 30 years, just revealed her stage name was created by a misspelling in 1991. While starring in Flirting alongside Nicole ...